Palestinian President to visit TurkeyDecember 8, 2012 - 19:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will pay his first foreign visit to Turkey on Monday, Dec 10, after UN recognition of Palestine as a non-member state late last month, Today’s Zaman reported. Abbas will pay an official two-day visit to Turkey upon the invitation of Turkish President Abdullah Gül, the President’s Office announced on Saturday. According to the statement, Abbas will have talks with Turkish officials on Monday in Ankara to discuss “multi-dimensional cooperation between Palestine and Turkey” as well as regional developments. The statement said the visit will be an opportunity for Turkey to reiterate its support to Palestine, a “friend and brother country of Turkey,” and to “boost exceptional ties between the two countries.” Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. |