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Published on March 16, 2009
ALI BABACAN: US MAY NEED TURKEY TO WITHDRAW TROOPS FROM IRAQ
- Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said on Monday that the United States earlier told Turkey that it might need Turkey in general sense while withdrawing troops from Iraq, the Hurriyet Daily News reports. Babacan said the United States has not yet made plans about the number of soldiers and the route it would withdraw the troops, adding that it would inform Turkey about its plans and Turkey would make assessments about it. "Iraqi people supports withdrawal of the U.S. soldiers and they want this to take place soon," Babacan said and noted that Iraq had given a signal to Turkey to assist this. He said Turkey would of course consider its own conditions on the matter. Commenting on scheduled visit of U.S. President Barack Obama to Turkey next month, Babacan said this was a result of the positive impact of Turkey's influence both in the region and in the world. About the agenda of the meeting with Obama, Babacan said Afghanistan-Pakistan, developments in the Middle East, Iran, the Caucasus, Balkans, Cyprus, Armenia, as well as Iraq would be discussed during the talks. In March 2003, Turkish parliament rejected to allow U.S. troops to invade Iraq from Turkish territory.
Headlines for March 16, 2009
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Today in Armenian history- 1828 Start of the Persian Armenians' emigration to Eastern Armenia. Some 40 000 Armenians, lead by General Lazarev, returned home.
- 1845 Birth of philologist Norayr Byoozand.
- 1849 Birth of the German linguist Karl Brugman. He played an important role in the recognition of Armenian as a distinct branch of the Indo-European languages.
- 1866 Birth of Nerses Meleek - Tangian, cleric and philologist. He headed the Diocese of Atrpatakan and published works on Armenian philology and church law.
- 1888 Death in Constantinople of Stepan Papazian, teacher, author and editor of "Jamanak".
- 1905 Death of Kristapor Meekayelyan, one of the founders of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation party. He was born in 1859.
- 1913 Birth of Eduard Aghayan (academician, philologist and linguist).
- 1917 The Armenian Cadet's create the Liberal - Bourgeois Popular Party in Tbilissi. By October, 1921 the Party had gone abroad to become one of the founders of the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party.
- 1917 The Armenian Populist Party was founded in Tbilissi (Georgia).
- 1921 Treaty between Turkey and Soviet Russia (Treaty of Moscow). Nakhitshevan and Artsakh are arbitrarily placed within Soviet Azerbaijan without Soviet Armenias input into the matter.
- 1921 The Soviet-Turkish treaty is signed in Moscow. Armenian lands are given to Turks.
- 1921 England and Turkey exchange prisoners of war including some Turks who were responsible for the Armenian Genocide. Turks held on Malta are set free.
- 1924 Death of actress Yeranoohee Garagashyan.
- 1930 Death of Varlam Avanessov in Dilijan.
- 1944 Reorganization of the People's Commissariats of Defense and Foreign Affairs of the Armenian SSR.
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