German foreign minister to visit Serbia for Kosovo talksFebruary 23, 2012 - 15:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle was due to visit Belgrade Thursday, February 23 and press Serbian authorities to move forward in talks with Kosovo and comply with terms the European Union laid out for it to become a membership candidate. During Westerwelle's short stop in Belgrade, he is due to meet President Boris Tadic, the foreign ministry said in Berlin. As M&C reported citing DPA, the visit comes amid wrangling within the EU over whether Serbia should be formally recognized as a membership candidate. The EU postponed that decision from December to March, giving Serbia more time to make progress in talks with Kosovo. The talks, facilitated by the EU since March 2011, resumed Wednesday in Brussels after an interruption of several months. The EU wants Serbia to begin normalizing relations with its mostly ethnically Albanian former province, which declared independence four years ago. 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 | Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. |