Turkish Foreign Minister preparing for Middle East tour July 1, 2011 - 13:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said that he is preparing for a tour of Middle East where mass demonstrations against decrepit old leaders have rocked the region since January and toppled two regimes in Egypt and Tunisia, Today’s Zaman reported. Davutoğlu told reporters in Montenegro on Thursday, June 30, that he is also planning to visit Syria as part of his Middle East tour. The Turkish Foreign Minister is currently in Budva, Montenegro, representing Turkey at a meeting of the heads of state and government of the Southeast European Cooperation Process (SEECP). He added that Turkey is closely monitoring events in Syria and that “wherever he is in the world, one of his ears listen to the Middle East and Syria.”   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. |
