  Bryza: place and date of presidential meeting unclearMarch 21, 2008 - 15:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The place and date of Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents' meeting is still unclear, OSCE Minsk Group U.S Co-chair Matthew Bryza said."Outgoing President Kocharian will not attend the NATO summit in Bucharest while Serzh Sargsyan will assume the office no earlier than April 9," he said. "Fair and lasting resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is one of priorities of the American-Azerbaijani partnership. The two states are content with friendship and strategic partnership. Washington has sent a clear message that it wants to deepen and strengthen cooperation in all fields," Mr Bryza said, Trend Azeri news agency reports.   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 |  Related sections Topic Latest 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. |
