Jerusalem building plans undermine peace talks – Egypt FMDecember 29, 2012 - 12:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr on Friday, December 29 warned that preliminary Israeli plans to build thousands of new housing units across the Green Line in Jerusalem would "destroy any opportunity" to resume peace negotiations, The Jerusalem Post reported, citing Egypt's Al Ahram. Following a meeting with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Amr revealed that the "The Palestinian issue was one of the most important issues we discussed," and also confirmed that Egypt was still mediating talks to implement the terms of the Hamas-Fatah reconciliation deal. According to Al Ahram, an Egyptian Foreign Ministry official on December 19 directly condemned the prospective Israeli construction plans in a meeting with Ambassador to Egypt Yaakov Amitai. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |