CIS countries develop draft concept of cooperation in cultureJuly 30, 2009 - 20:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - CIS member states develop a draft concept of cooperation in the sphere of culture. The document was reviewed by an expert group at the meeting of July 28-29 in the CIS Executive Committee in Minsk. Representatives of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan took part in a meeting. The Russian side mentioned that there is a need to finalize the document, including the activities of the Council for Humanitarian Cooperation, the Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation of CIS countries and the annual forum of creative and scientific intelligentsia, expressing readiness to cooperate with Azerbaijani counterparts. The finalized draft concept must be submitted to the Board of the Commonwealth by November 20 this year, press service of the CIS Executive Committee reports. 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. |