EU ministerial meetings delayed because of flight cancellationsApril 18, 2010 - 18:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - EU ministerial meetings due to be held on Monday have been postponed because of flight cancellations caused by the spread of volcanic ash from Iceland, the Spanish EU presidency said. These included meetings of EU agriculture and fisheries ministers due to be held in Luxembourg and a conference between the EU and Croatia on the latter's EU accession bid due to have been held in Brussels. A meeting of EU telecommunications ministers in Granada on Monday will go ahead, the presidency said in a statement, Reuters reported. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |