Barack Obama: U.S. cannot forcefully dictate how quickly Mubarak steps downFebruary 7, 2011 - 11:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. President Barack Obama says he believes Egypt will not go "back to what it was" now that pro-democracy demonstrators have made known their demands for free and fair elections through nearly two weeks of continuous street protests. In an interview broadcast Sunday on U.S. television, Mr. Obama said only Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak knows how quickly he will leave office. He said the United States cannot forcefully dictate how quickly Mr. Mubarak steps down, but he hopes a representative government will soon emerge, one that the U.S. can work with as a partner, VOA reported. The president said the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood - Egypt's largest and best organized opposition group - is only one of many political factions in the Arab country and that it does not have majority support. He acknowledged "some strains of their ideology" are anti-American. 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 | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |