Russia, U.S. plan to resume talks on Syria air safetyOctober 10, 2015 - 10:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia has agreed to resume talks with the U.S. on air safety during Syria bombing campaigns, says the Pentagon, according to BBC News. The talks "are likely to take place as soon as this weekend," said press secretary Peter Cook. There have been concerns that there could be an accidental clash as the two countries pursue separate bombing campaigns over Syria. The U.S. and its NATO allies have also been alarmed at violations of Turkish air space by Russian jets. U.S. and Russian officials conducted talks on air safety via video conference on October 1, but the US had complained that they had heard nothing from Moscow since then. Earlier this week, Pentagon officials said they had had to carry out at least one "safe separation" manoeuvre to avoid a U.S. jet coming too close to a Russian aircraft over Syria. They said this happened after October 1, without giving a specific date. Talks are likely to deal with how much separation there should between U.S. and Russian aircraft and which language and radio frequencies crews should use for communications. Related links: 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 | Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. |