No Erdogan-Ahmadinejad Baku meeting scheduled October 15, 2012 - 18:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will not hold a separate meeting during the upcoming ECO Summit in Baku, Hurriyet Daily News reported. Both leaders will be attending the summit, but no special meeting has been arranged between them. The lack of correspondence between the leaders follows a worsening of relations due to their opposite policies on Syria. Erdogan is, however, set to meet the leaders of Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan while in Baku.   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 |  Latest news Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29  Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said.Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution.Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north.Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |
