Central European states to hold migration summit Feb 15 January 26, 2016 - 16:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Visegrad group of central European countries will hold a summit on February 15 to discuss the migration crisis, Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka tweeted on Tuesday, January 26, Reuters reports. The meeting of Czech, Polish, Hungarian and Slovak prime ministers will take place ahead of a February 18-19 summit of European Union leaders at which the crisis will be assessed. The Visegrad group have called for stricter EU border protection and limits on an influx of migrants, and have protested against an EU quota system intended to redistribute asylum seekers from western Europe.  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 Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims  Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham).Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |
