Turkish PM set to visit Azerbaijan on TuesdayMay 11, 2009 - 23:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Azerbaijan on Tuesday. Erdogan will pay a two-day working visit to Azerbaijan, during which he will hold talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and address the country's parliament, a statement from the press office of the Turkish Prime Ministry said on Monday.Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, State Minister Zafer Caglayan, Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim, Energy & Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz and Culture & Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay will accompany Erdogan during his visit. Upon completing his talks in Baku, Erdogan will proceed to Poland on May 13, AA report. 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. |