Turkish State Minister visits Constantinople Patriarchate to hold meetings behind close doorsJuly 26, 2010 - 14:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On July 25, Turkish State Minister and Chief Negotiator for EU talks Egemen Bagis visited Constantinople Patriarchate of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The Turkish State Minister visited Patriarch of Constantinople, His Holiness Mesrop Mutafyan and wished him soonest recovery, Milliyet reported. Besides, Egemen Bagis met with newly elected Patriarchal Locum Tenens Aram Ateshyan and congratulated him on the election. According to the Turkish paper, the meetings of Bagis in the Patriarchate were held behind close doors and lasted for two hours. Related links: 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. |