  Armenian Parliament Speaker to take part in inauguration of president of TurkmenistanFebruary 13, 2007 - 13:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On February 13 an Armenian delegation at the head of RA NA Speaker Tigran Torosyan is due to depart for Ashkhabad to participate in inauguration ceremony of the president of Turkmenistan Urbanguli Berdimuhamedov, the RA NA press office reports. Deputy Gourgen Arsenian, RA Deputy Foreign Minister Gevorg Gharibjanian and "ArmRosGazprom" director general Karen Karapetyan are also attending the ceremony. Last Sunday for the first time in the history of the country alternative presidential elections were held in Turkmenistan. Some 98.65 % of those eligible, more than 2.6 million people took part in the voting.   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 |  Related sections Latest 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. |
