  Matthew Bryza expected to arrive in Baku early in February January 21, 2011 - 12:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza will arrive in Baku early in February, 1news.az quoted a diplomatic source in Washington as saying. Bryza has not been approved by the U.S. Senate, but was appointed by President Obama. U.S. President Barack Obama appointed Bryza as the new ambassador to Azerbaijan by using his special authority. According to the U.S. Constitution, Senate must approve appointments to key offices like embassies. However, the U.S. president can make appointments too when Congress is in legislative recess. The appointment of Bryza must be approved within one year by the Senate in the new legislative term.   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 |  Latest 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. |
