  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 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. |
