PACE co-reporters to arrive in YerevanJune 12, 2009 - 20:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Co-reporters of the Monitoring Committee of the Council of Europe John Prescott and Georges Colombier will arrive in Yerevan on June 15 on a three-day visit. As the NA press office informed PanARMENIAN.Net in the framework of the visit the PACE co-reporters will meet with the Speaker of the RA National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan. John Prescott and Georges Colombier are also expected to meet Samvel Nikoyan, vice-speaker of the National Assembly and chairman of the ad hoc commission investigating March 1 and 2 events, as well as members of the Armenian delegation to PACE, chairman of the NA Standing Committee on science, education, culture, sports and youth affairs Artak Davtyan, RA Prosecuor General Aghvan Hovsepyan, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan and representatives of international organizations. The co-reporters will also meet the first president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan, representatives of non-governmental organizations, former members of the fact-finding group of March 1-2 events, 2008. 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 | Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. At least 2 CSTO members participated in preparing 44-day war against Armenia – PM Nikol Pashinyan has declared that at least two CSTO member countries participated in preparations for the 44-day war against Armenia. 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 |