Syria talks in Geneva postponed from February 8 until end of monthJanuary 27, 2017 - 12:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday, January 27 that talks on the Syria crisis in Geneva had been postponed from February 8, Reuters says. "The date of February 8 has been pushed back until the end of next month," Lavrov told a meeting with Syrian opposition groups to discuss the peace talks in Astana The meeting in the Kazakh capital ended on Tuesday without a major breakthrough. 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. |