  Lavrov comments on hearsay on coincidence of his visit to Yerevan with Erdogan's visit to MoscowJanuary 14, 2010 - 14:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An agreement on Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's visit to Yerevan was achieved six weeks ago. "It's a scheduled visit and has nothing to do with the visit of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Moscow," Mr. Lavrov said when commenting on the hearsay on coincidence of his visit to Yerevan with Erdogan's visit to Moscow. "We agreed on my visit to Yerevan six weeks ago while Turkish PM decided to visit Moscow just several days ago. So, you might just as well link my visit to any other event in any spot on the globe," he said. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbanidan for his part confirmed that Sergei Lavrov was invited to Armenia during the OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens in December 2009.   Top stories 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. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million).   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships  The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships.Ameriabank, COAF pool efforts to develop beekeeping in Lori COAF and Ameriabank have presented their joint program Harvesting Nature’s Bounty.Armenian, Georgian Foreign Ministers meet in Tbilisi The meeting of Ararat Mirzoyan and Ilia Darchiashvili, is underway in Tbilisi, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reveals.CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics. |
