Turkish FM leaves for MoscowJune 15, 2009 - 18:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 19, Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will pay official visit to Moscow. As reported by Turkish media, Davutoglu will meet with his Russian colleague Sergey Lavrov. Two diplomats will discuss issues concerning bilateral ties and regional problems, particularly focusing on Karabakh settlement talks and Armenian-Turkish ties normalization. Davutoglu is to leave for Moscow from New York, after participating in UN Security Council session. 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. |