  Italy’s Lamberto Zannier may become OSCE new Secretary General June 7, 2011 - 16:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - After Turkey’s opposition to the nomination of former Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik for the post of Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation Europe (OSCE), Lithuania, which holds the rotating chairmanship in the organization, has nominated head of the UN Mission in Kosovo, Italy's Lamberto Zannier to the post. The election requires a consensus among members, while Lithuania is trying to reach an agreement before Frenchman Marc Perrin de Brichambaut’s second three-year term as OSCE secretary-general ends June 30. Other candidates included Portugal’s Joao Soares, the former head of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and Turkish diplomat Ersin Ercin.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
