South Caucasus Clearing House Conference to Be Held in RigaNovember 1, 2005 - 20:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - South Caucasus Clearing House Conference on coordination of the cooperation of the states supporting the South Caucasian countries initiated by the Latvian Defense Ministry will be held in Riga November 2-4. The goal of the forum is to assess and coordinate the assistance to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Some 40 representatives of the South Caucasus states and of 15 NATO and EU partner-states are expected to take part in the conference. According to the Latvian MOD, the Clearing House process as regards Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan was launched in 2003 by the initiative of the ASV ECOM, the U.S. European military representation. Latvia is one of the member-states of the organization committee, reported IA Regnum. 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 | Ucom’s fixed network launches in Nor Hachn City residents will be able to use fixed-line Internet, mobile communications and television in one package at more affordable prices. Armenia parliament to consider draft proposal on impeachment June 17 The Armenian Parliament will hold an extraordinary session on June 17 to consider a draft proposal on the resignation of the government. Armenia to send Deputy Foreign Minister to Berlin’s Ukraine Recovery Conference Georgia will attend the forum at the level of Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, while Azerbaijan will send their Foreign Minister. About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. |