  Armenian, Azeri presidential meeting scheduled for early 2009?December 12, 2008 - 13:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A regular meeting between Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will take place in early 2009, according to Novruz Mammadov, head of the international relations department at the Azeri presidential administration. The date and place have not been exacted yet, Trend Azeri news agency reports. An agreement on presidential talks was achieved during the OSCE ministerial meeting in Helsinki on December 4 and 5. Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev last met in Moscow on November 2 in presence of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.   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 CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions”  The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions.Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha.Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time.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. |
