Iran foreign minister to talk Kurdish issue in closed parliament sessionOctober 11, 2017 - 11:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to address Majlis (Parliament) closed session on Iraqi Kurdistan Region (KRG) Wednesday, October 11. Zarif will present a report on the latest developments in KRG. MPs are also scheduled to discuss the latest conditions in Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Despite opposition by the Iraqi federal government and regional states, as well as international warnings, the KRG referendum was held on September 25 in some northern provinces, including Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Duhok, and some disputed regions like Kirkuk. 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 | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |