NKR President praises role of Armenian organizations of France in Artsakh developmentMarch 8, 2011 - 13:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 7, President of the Republic of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan met in Paris with members of the coordinating board of the Armenian organizations of France. Artsakh-Diaspora relations, domestic life of Artsakh and the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict settlement were in the focus of the meeting. Sahakyan praised the active participation of the Armenian organizations of France in the development of Artsakh. According to Sahakyan, Artsakh is interested in continuous deepening and widening relations with the Armenian organizations of France, the Central Information Department at the Artsakh President’s office reported. Primate of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to France Vigen Chitechyan, NKR Minister of culture and Youth Affairs Narine Aghabalyan, head of the Central Information Department at the Artsakh Republic President’s office David Babayan, NKR permanent representative to France Hovhannes Gevorgyan and other officials participated in the meeting. 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |