World reacts to Trump's win in U.S. presidential electionNovember 9, 2016 - 14:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday, November 9 congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in U.S. elections, hoping to work with him to improve relations, the Kremlin said in a statement, AFP reports. As the nail-biting election extended into early Wednesday, the rest of the world was contemplating the reality of President Trump in the White House. Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, a senior member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government said the geopolitical situation was "very uncertain." meanwhile, leaders of the European Union institutions invited Trump to a summit as soon as he can schedule one and cited security and trade ties as key in a letter on Wednesday, Reuters says. "Today, it is more important than ever to strengthen transatlantic relations," wrote Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker, presidents respectively of the European Council, which groups member states, and the executive European Commission. Also, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg congratulated him and said U.S. leadership was "as important as ever" at times of new security challenges from hybrid warfare to cyber attacks to terrorism. "A strong NATO is good for the United States, and good for Europe," Stoltenberg said, stressing that the trans-Atlantic alliance must remain strong. 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 | 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 |