Al-Qaeda terrorists detained on eve of BSEC summit in IstanbulJune 25, 2007 - 17:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Members of Al-Qaeda were detained on the eve of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Summit opening in Istanbul today. Five people, one of which was Chechen, were plotting terrorist acts against the BSEC leaders, Sabah news agency reports.Investigation is being carried out. Leaders of 10 states arrived in Istanbul to take part in the BSEC 15th summit. Armenia will be represented by Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian. 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”. |