Cavusoglu re-elected as PACE presidentJanuary 25, 2011 - 11:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) re-elected Turkish lawmaker from the ruling Justice & Development (AK) Party, Mevlut Cavusoglu as its president for one more year. The Assembly named its vice-presidents as Jose Vera Jardim (Portugal), Konstantinos Vrettos (Greece), Joachim Horster (Germany), Robert Walter (United Kingdom), Jean-Claude Mignon (France), Sinikka Hurskainen (Finland), Frank Fahey (Ireland), Tiny Kox (the Netherlands), Gebhard Negele (Liechtenstein), Karin S. Oldseth (Norway), Luigi Vitali (Italy), Dariusz Lipinski (Poland), Andris Berzins (Latvia), Emanuelis Zingeris (Lithuania), Ana Gucu (Moldova), Konstantin Kosachev (Russian Federation), Marton Braun (Hungary), Ivan Popescu (Ukraine), Petre Tsiskarishvili (Georgia) and AK Party Erol Aslan Cebeci (Turkey), the Anatolian Agency reported. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia |