NATO Secretary General to visit KosovoMarch 13, 2008 - 15:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer plans to travel to Kosovo on Friday.It will be the first visit by the Alliance's top diplomat since the territory declared independence from Serbia. De Hoop Scheffer will meet with Kosovo's President and Prime Minister as well as commanders of NATO's 16,000-strong forces there, the AFP reports. Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority proclaimed independence from Serbia on February 17, a move that has been recognized by more than 25 countries, including major Western powers like the U.S., U.K., France and Germany. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |