NATO PA President to Visit South Caucasian CountriesMay 2, 2006 - 17:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Pierre Lellouche, the President of NATO Parliamentary Assembly, is going to pay an official visit to Azerbaijan in 2006, reported Leyla Abdullayeva, the Press Attaché with Azeri Mission to NATO. In her words, during this year the NATO Parliamentary Assembly President intends to perform individual visits to South Caucasian countries. First visit is planned to Georgia on May 4 to 8. Then the NATO official is going to visit Azerbaijan, and Armenia, but the dates are not fixed yet. In the course of his visit, Mr Lellouche is going to meet with authorities and parliament leaders and exchange views on the current and future cooperation, Trend reports. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |