  Speaker of People's Assembly of Syria to visit Armenia November 24, 2010 - 11:14 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Speaker of the People's Assembly of Syria, Mahmoud al-Abrash has accepted Armenian National Assembly Chairman Hovik Abrahamyan’s invitation to visit Armenia. After a meeting between two speakers behind closed doors which focused on intensification of interparliamentary cooperation and collaboration within international organization as well as development of economic ties, the Armenian and Syrian parliamentarians referred to regional issues, including Armenian-Turkish normalization and Karabakh conflict settlement. Mahmoud al-Abrash and Hovik Abrahamyan signed a memorandum of understanding to cement friendly relations between Armenia and Syria, RA NA press office reported.   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 The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
