France supports Greek plans for fence to close Turkish borderJanuary 28, 2011 - 16:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - France supports the Greek plans for a fence to close the Turkish border. "We support the construction of such a fence as part of the measures to fight illegal immigration," French Minister of the Interior Brice Hortefeux said, adding that these fences could not be compared to the Berlin Wall. Greek authorities plan on constructing a 12.5 km long and 3 m tall fence in the border region around the city of Orestiada. According to them, this would stop the flow of illegal immigrants, FOCUS News Agency reported. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |