Turkish PM to visit Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina August 31, 2012 - 17:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay consecutive visits to Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina next month, Hurriyet Daily News reported. In Baku and Kyiv, he will co-chair meetings of the high-level strategic cooperation councils established with these countries. While in Sarajevo, he will receive an award named after the founder of Sarajevo, Isa Beg Ishakovic. During the visit to Kyiv, Erdoğan plans to hold talks in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea on and attend the ninth annual meeting of the Yalta European Strategy (YES).   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 |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.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. |
