Russia’s Putin to attend EU-ASEM summit in Italy: report![]() September 29, 2014 - 16:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend a summit of European and Asian leaders in Italy next month, Reuters reported Monday, Sept 29, citing two diplomats familiar with the plans. The summit, which takes place every two years, is being held in Milan on Oct 16-17. It would be the first opportunity for Putin to meet with top European leaders since D-Day celebrations in Normandy, France back in June. The news came as a fragile three-week-old ceasefire in Ukraine was severely strained by the killing of seven Ukrainian soldiers on Sunday night. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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. Partner news |