U.S. President, Italian PM to hold talks in Washington next month March 18, 2015 - 10:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. President Barack Obama will meet at the White House next month with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. According to the Associated Press, the White House said their April 17 meeting will cover a broad range of global issues. Likely topping the list is support for Ukraine and continued unity by the U.S. and European Union on pressuring rebellion in eastern Ukraine to abide by the terms of a recently negotiated peace accord. Other likely topics of discussion include Libya, the international effort to counter the Islamic State threat, economic developments in Europe, a pending trade pact between the U.S. and European nations, climate change and energy security. Obama and Renzi first met when the president traveled to Italy last year.  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 |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
