Nalbandian, Talvitie discuss security issue in South CaucasusJuly 3, 2008 - 20:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Currently in Helsinki on a working visit, Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with Erkki Tuomioja, chairman of the grand committee of Finnish parliament, to discuss possibilities to strengthen interparliamentary ties and to intensify interaction between Armenian and Finnish parliamentary delegations within international organizations, the RA MFA press office told PanARMENIAN.Net Minister Nalbandian also met with Heikki Talvitie, the Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office. The diplomats focused to security issues in the South Caucasus. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |