U.S. Undersecretary for Arms Control to visit RussiaMarch 24, 2012 - 11:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Acting Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller will visit Moscow during her European tour from March 26 to April 5 to discuss the future of conventional arms control in Europe, the U.S. State Department said. The upcoming tour, which also includes visits to Vienna, Tallinn, and London, is part of an on-going series of meetings with her European counterparts to discuss arms control-related issues of mutual interest. In Moscow, Gottemoeller will also speak to students at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations on arms control in the information age, the State Department said in a statement, RIA Novosti reported. Top stories 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. 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". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |