Obama urges Armenia, Turkey to advance normalization![]() April 13, 2010 - 11:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. President Barack Obama urged Armenia and Turkey to "make every effort" to advance the normalization of relations, the White House said in a statement. Obama made the remarks in a meeting with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, DC. "The President commended President Sargsyan for his courageous efforts to achieve normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey and encouraged him to fulfill the promise of normalization for the benefit of the Armenian people," the White House said. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |