OSCE CiO not planning a visit South Caucasus yetJanuary 8, 2008 - 15:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Current OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva is not planning a visit to the South Caucasus yet," OSCE Spokesman Martin Nerisky told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. "Each OSCE Chairman-in-Office pays visits to the key regions. However, the terms Mr Kanerva's visit have not been determined yet," he said. Meanwhile, APA news agency with reference to the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that "Mr Ilkka Kanerva is going to pay a call to the South Caucasus in spring 2008." However, a representative of the Finnish Foreign Ministry told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that she can't confirm information about the visit. During a meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian in December 2007, Mr Kanerva said he intends to visit the region in early 2008. 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”. |