Top U.S. military officer to discuss in Israel change in Egyptian leadershipFebruary 13, 2011 - 16:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The top U.S. military officer is to visit Israel and Jordan on February 13-14 to reassure them of U.S. support following the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The Pentagon says Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen will meet in Amman, Jordan with King Abdullah and other Jordanian officials on Sunday. Later in the day, he travels to Tel Aviv, Israel, for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres as well as the nation's military leaders. Egypt was Israel's strongest Arab ally, and Israel's leaders worry that a change in leadership could damage that relationship. Jordan has lately seen unrest similar to the protests that recently drove both Mr. Mubarak and Tunisia's President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali from power. On Wednesday, King Abdullah swore in a new government that has promised to broaden public freedoms and continue political reform, VOA reported. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |