Syrian President promised to visit Armenia in near futureFebruary 26, 2009 - 19:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Bashar al-Assad received on Thursday Armenian Foreign Minister, Edward Nalbandian, who handed him an invitation extended by Armenian President, Serzh Sargsyan to visit Armenia.The president promised to visit Armenia as soon as possible, according to a Presidential statement. The statement said that the talks during the meeting dealt with bilateral relations between the two friendly countries and ways of boosting them further. President al-Assad was briefed by Nalbandian on the Armenian-Turkish dialogue which aims at normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia, reflecting positively on the region. The issue of Nagorno-Karabakh and the efforts exerted in this framework were also discussed, United News Network 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 | 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. |