U.S. Defense Secretary: Armenian Genocide resolution can damage U.S.-Turkish relationsMarch 14, 2010 - 17:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Saturday that the Armenian Genocide resolution can damage U.S.-Turkish relations. “We are hopeful that the Congress and the House of Representatives will not advance the measure,” Mr. Gates said in an interview with al-Arabia TV channel. “Turkey and Armenia are making progress toward a reconciliation,” he said.”The Protocols were drafted along those lines and the U.S. supports this process.” The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs approved the Armenian Genocide resolution with a vote 23 to 22 on March 4. Turkey recalled its ambassador to the United States minutes after the congressional panel decision. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |