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Erdogan says Menendez resignation from Senate committee boosts Turkey's bid to acquire F-16s posted at 21:58:39 UTC   via   abcnews.go.com Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey’s chances of acquiring F-16 fighter jets from the U.S. have been boosted by Sen. Bob Menendez stepping down as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ByANDREW WILKS Associated Press September 26, 2023, 7:50 AM ISTANBUL -- Turkey’s chances of acquiring F-16 fighter jets from the U.S. have been boosted by Sen. Bob Menendez stepping down as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in remarks published Tuesday. Menendez, the senior Democratic senator for New Jersey, has been a vocal opponent of  Turkey  receiving aircraft to update its fighter fleet. He stood down from the influential role last week following federal charges that he took cash and gold in illegal exchange for helping the Egyptian government and New Jersey business ass

Michael Novakhov's favorite articles on  Inoreader Today's talks with Armenia Security Council secretary were quite constructive, says Azerbaijan presidential aide posted at 19:11:31 UTC   via   news.am Today's talks were quite constructive. This was stated by Hikmet Hajiyev, the assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, following his meeting Tuesday with the secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, Armen Grigoryan, Reuters reports. Now there are more opportunities to move towards the normalization of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations, added the Azerbaijani official. The Grigoryan-Hajiyev talks were held in Brussels—and with the mediation of the EU. Armenia News - NEWS.am   ! This text available in    Հայերեն  and  Русский Print Nagorno-Karabakh crisis forces western rethink on Azerbaijan posted at 17:56:01 UTC   via   theguardian.com As the dramatic images emerge of thousands of Karabakh Armenians forced away from their homes in a mass exodus, some in the west are beginn