Aliyev ignores Medvedev’s invitation to CIS summitMay 8, 2010 - 14:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev disregarded his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev’s invitation to participate in the CIS informal summit on May 8. “President Aliyev will attend the events dedicated to the 65the anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War on May 9. However, his participation in the CIS informal summit is inadmissible for Azerbaijan,” said Azer Gasymov, a spokesman for the President of Azerbaijan. 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. |