THE PRESIDENTS OF THE THREE SOUTH CAUCASIAN STATES AND RUSSIA MAY DISCUSS THE "CAUCASIAN STABILITY PACT" PROJECT IN YALTAAugust 15, 2000 - 19:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 15.08.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The meeting of the heads of the three South Caucasian states and Russia in "3+1" format will take place at the forthcoming informal summit of the heads of the CIS states in the Crimea.At the meeting of the "Caucasian Four" the so-called idea of the Stability Pact for the South Caucasus is particularly supposed to be discussed, writes "GazetaSNG.Ru" quoting reliable sources. During the last 6 months the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan had spoken several times with separate proposals for establishing a regional security system. The discussion of the Pact idea in "3+1" format witnesses the possibility of setting "Russian dominant" in the questions of providing of regional security, however, by some data, the Georgian side is categorically not agreeable to such perspective, writes "GazetaSNG.Ru". -0- 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 | Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said. Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani. POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |