Armenian, Georgian Presidents to have heart-to-heart talkJune 23, 2009 - 15:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgian President Mikhaeil Saakashvili and his spouse Sandra Roelofs will arrive in Yerevan on June 24 on invitation of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. After a reception in the presidential premises, the two leaders will hold a tête-à-tête meeting. The meeting will be followed by expanded talks. Then, the President will render a joint press conference. Mr. Saakashvili is also expected to meet with Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. He will also lay a wreath to Armenian Genocide Memorial and meet with teaching staff and students of Yerevan State University. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was in Georgia on September 30, 2008. A meeting with his Georgian counterpart Mikheil Saakashvili behind closed doors was followed by expanded talks. President Sargsyan met with parliament speaker David Bakradze. He laid a wreath to the memorial in Heroes' Square and met with students and teaching staff of Tbilisi State University. Besides, he met with representatives of the Armenian community of Georgia. Sargsyan and Saakashvili also took part in the ceremony of laying of the foundation stone of the monument to Sayat-Nova, the Armenian poet who wrote verse in Armenian, Georgian, Azerbaijani and Farsi. 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 | 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. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |