Sarkozy to discuss Nabucco in TurkeyJanuary 21, 2011 - 09:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will pay a two-day official visit to Turkey on February 25, 2011, on the invitation of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Haber Turk newspaper reports that Sarkozy, as Chairman of the G20, will discuss several issues, specifically Turkey’s bid to the European Union, Cyprus negotiations, the situation in Middle East and Nabucco project. The French President will have meetings with his counterpart Abdullah Gul, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and State Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis. 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. |