  "CAUCASIAN FOUR" PARLIAMENT HEADS NEXT TO GATHER IN MOSCOW IN AUTUMNMay 1, 2003 - 20:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The next meeting of heads of the parliaments of the "Caucasian four" countries will be held in Moscow in late September. As reported by speaker of the Council of Federation of Russia Sergey Mironov, "Novosti" Russian agency reports, head of the Russian, Armenian, Georgian and Azeri parliaments agreed upon it in the course of their past meeting in Tbilisi. Besides, in his words, the business circles of the participant countries were suggested to hold a separate meeting preliminarily called "Business Forum of the Caucasian Four" within the framework of the CIS Congress of Entrepreneurs planned at the turn of the year.  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 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”. |
