U.S. Secretary of State, Iranian FM to skip G8June 23, 2009 - 11:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will not travel to Italy and Greece this week for international meetings because of an injury to her arm, her deputy said. Clinton tripped and fell in the State Department's basement on Thursday and had successful two-hour surgery on Saturday to repair her broken right elbow. Undersecretary of State William Burns and special envoys Richard Holbrooke and George Mitchell will represent the United States at meetings in Trieste, Italy, where the Group of Eight foreign ministers will gather this week, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Jim Steinberg told reporters. Steinberg said he would replace Clinton in Corfu, Greece, where Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Foreign Ministers are meeting June 27-28, Reuters reported. Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki did not confirm his participation. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |