CIS Leaders to Meet for Summit in Late NovemberOctober 17, 2006 - 14:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - CIS leaders will meet for a summit in late November, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov stated in Minsk after the session of the Commonwealth Council of FMs. «The time of holding the summit is being specified,» he remarked. «A rich exchange of views was held in Minsk, which reaffirmed the CIS inclination to enhance effectiveness in compliance with the commissions of the CIS Presidents,» the Russian FM said. Lavrov also reported that «a report on the course of work of the high level group on enhancing CIS effectiveness was also heard,» reports ITAR-TASS. 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |