North Korean delegation heads to Syria for meeting with gov’tOctober 4, 2018 - 18:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A delegation from the People’s Assembly of Syria discussed with the Supreme People’s Assembly Speaker of North KoreaChoe Thae Bok the means of bolstering bilateral relations on Thursday, October 4, Syrian media report. The new meeting comes just weeks after a Syrian parliamentary delegation visited the capital of the DPRK. The DPRK’s official affirmed his country’s admiration for the steadfastness of the Syrian people and its leadership in the face of the fierce war on Syria. In turn, Deputy Speaker of the People’s Assembly Najdat Anzour said that the visit of the Syrian delegation comes within the framework of developing relations between the two countries, especially the parliamentary ones. He also expressed Syria’s appreciation for the DPRK’s people and their stances towards it. 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 | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. 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. |