  Turkey's 1-month presidency at UN ends on TuesdayJuly 1, 2009 - 13:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's 1-month presidency at the United Nations Security Council will end on Tuesday. Turkey's Permanent Representative at the United Nations, Ambassador Baki Ilkin, will chair the meeting of the Security Council for the last time today.As a temporary member of the UN Security Council in 2009-2010, Turkey is expected to become a term president for one month again next year. During Tuesday's meeting, the situation in Afghanistan and UN's Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) will be discussed at the Security Council. Ambassador Ilkin will host a reception to mark the end of Turkey's term presidency on Tuesday at the Turkish House in New York. Ilkin will retire in July, 2009, AA reported.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
