Russian President will not meet AhmadinejadJune 16, 2009 - 15:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - SCO Summit Headquarters in Yekaterinburg informed that bilateral meeting between Russian and Iranian Presidents Dmitri Medvedev and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is cancelled, gazeta.ru reported.Medvedev tight schedule within SCO and BRIC summits framework is the reason, sources clarified. Initially presidential meeting was planned on Monday, yet Ahmadinejad arrived in Yekaterinburg only on Tuesday morning. Iranian President is invited to participate in SCO summit in observer's capacity. Meanwhile, Iranian ex-Vice President Mohammad Ali Abtahi, Mir Hossein Mousavi supporter, was arrested this morning. According to official results, provided by Iran CEC, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wan presidential elections of June 12, with 62,6% of votes, followed by Mir Hossein Mousavi - 33,7%, Mohsen Rezaee- 1,7% and Mehdi Karroubi - 0,85%. 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 | Azerbaijan complains to Germany about Armenia's constitution Bayramov has complained about the Armenian constitution to his German counterpart Annalena Berbock. idcoin: New tool in IDBank’s loyalty system IDBank has announced the launch of idcoin, a new tool in the customer loyalty system. U.S., Armenia sign customs deal According to Armenian customs data, U.S.-Armenian trade reached $670 million last year. Glendale mayor to visit Yerevan Asatryan last visited Armenia in December 2022-January 2023 as she helped establish a partnership between Armenia’s Opera House and Los Angeles Opera. |