EU Foreign Minister discuss situation in CaucasusSeptember 5, 2008 - 17:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A two-day meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Avignon will focus on the situation in the Caucasus and hammer out details of a planned civilian mission to Georgia. The mission would send about 200 EU personnel to monitor compliance with a French-brokered peace deal. It could leave as early as next week, after French President Nicolas Sarkozy is due in Moscow for a meeting with Russian President Medvedev on Sept. 8. EU leaders have already warned Russia that talks slated for September 15 and 16 on a new partnership between Moscow and Brussels would be "indefinitely postponed" if Russia failed to fully comply with the Georgian peace agreement and left its troops in Georgia. But the EU has stopped short of imposing threatened diplomatic sanctions on Russia, BBC Russian 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 | Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. |