PACE mission visit to South Caucasus will take place, O'Hara saysApril 3, 2008 - 19:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - There was not any progress on the visit of PACE Subcommittee on the Cultural Heritage to the region, Edward O'Hara, rapporteur of PACE Subcommittee on the Cultural Heritage said. He stated that he would discuss the mission's visit to the region with Azerbaijani, Armenian and Georgian MPs during the PACE April session. "I am hopeful that all aspects of the visit will be discussed and the sides will make a breakthrough," he said, the Azeri Press Agency reported. Though the visit was planned for last September, it was postponed over of divergence of opinion between the parties. 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. |