Meeting between Russian, Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers arises media interestJanuary 28, 2011 - 13:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s meeting with his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts on January 24 in Moscow arouse media interest, according to RF Foreign Ministry official representative. As Alexander Lukashevich stated at the briefing, the meeting focused on Karabakh conflict settlement issue as well as implementation of assignments given at October 27, 2010 trilateral summit in Astrakhan. “This has been the fourth ministerial meeting over the last 3 months which suggests intensive work is being conducted,” the Russian diplomat said. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |