Search Works to Be Headed by Russian Deputy Minister of TransportMay 5, 2006 - 17:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Deputy Minister of Transport Sergey Arestov will head the search works at the A-320 crash site, Spokesperson of the RF Ministry of Transport Svetlana Kryshtanovskaya reported. She informed that the next sitting of the operation headquarters will be held by Arestov while Igor Levitin, who heads the governmental committee, will leave Sochi for Moscow. After the mourning events held Friday in the sea Levitin said the search works continue. "The search works are going on, nothing has been changed yet," he said. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |