RA NA Speaker to attend Conference of Presidents of ParliamentJune 4, 2010 - 18:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The next Conference of Presidents of Parliament will be held in Limassol (Cyprus) from June 10 to 12, 2010, the Council of Europe said on its website. The Conference is composed of Speakers and Presidents of the Parliaments of the Member States of the Council of Europe and parliaments enjoying observer status with PACE and international parliamentary assemblies. As an informed source told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Armenian National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan will be participating. The themes of the Conference will be: Rights and Responsibilities of the Opposition in a Parliament; National Parliaments and International Human Rights law: implementation of the principle of non-discrimination. Top stories 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. 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". Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenia Security Council chief to attend Ukraine peace summit Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will take part in the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. |