Russia’s Lavrov agrees to meet his Turkish counterpart![]() December 2, 2015 - 16:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia'sForeign Minister says he won't refuse a meeting with his Turkish counterpart in Serbia's capital this week to hear what Turkey's explanations on the downing of a Russian air force jet, the Associated Press reports. Sergey Lavrov says he will meet with Mevlut Cavusoglu in Belgrade on the sidelines of an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe meeting "to hear what he has to say." Lavrov says he spoke to Cavusoglu by telephone the day after the Russian aircraft was shot down, but heard only "just some excuses." Speaking after talks with his Cypriot counterpart on Wednesday, December 2, Lavrov said his country's aim is to ensure that it doesn't allow the "overflow" of terrorist threats in Turkey from making their way into Russia. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |