Russia, U.S. plan to resume talks on Syria air safetyOctober 10, 2015 - 10:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia has agreed to resume talks with the U.S. on air safety during Syria bombing campaigns, says the Pentagon, according to BBC News. The talks "are likely to take place as soon as this weekend," said press secretary Peter Cook. There have been concerns that there could be an accidental clash as the two countries pursue separate bombing campaigns over Syria. The U.S. and its NATO allies have also been alarmed at violations of Turkish air space by Russian jets. U.S. and Russian officials conducted talks on air safety via video conference on October 1, but the US had complained that they had heard nothing from Moscow since then. Earlier this week, Pentagon officials said they had had to carry out at least one "safe separation" manoeuvre to avoid a U.S. jet coming too close to a Russian aircraft over Syria. They said this happened after October 1, without giving a specific date. Talks are likely to deal with how much separation there should between U.S. and Russian aircraft and which language and radio frequencies crews should use for communications. Related links: 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 | 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. |