Stephen Reicher presented RA FM his vision of peace and security in South CaucasusJuly 1, 2008 - 20:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met in Berlin with Mr Stephen Reicher, chairman of Caucasus group at the Bundestag, to discuss the current level of cooperation between he parliaments of the two states, the RA MFA press office reported.At Mr Reicher's request the Armenian Minister briefed on Armenia's approach to normalization of relations with Turkey and perspectives of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. For his part, Mr Reicher presented his vision of peace and security in the South Caucasus. He also confirmed invitation to members of Armenia-Germany interparliamentary group to visit Germany this November. This evening, on invitation of OSCE CiO, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, Minister Nalbandian will head for Helsinki. 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 | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |