Putin to attend gas exporters summit in IranNovember 14, 2015 - 17:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Tehran on November 23 to attend a summit of gas exporting countries, his aide, Yuri Ushakov, told reporters on Friday, November 13, in a sign of warming ties between Moscow and Tehran, Reuters reports. The visit will be Putin's first to Iran since 2007 and he is expected to hold talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Ushakov told reporters. Iran is to host a Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) on Nov. 23, in preparation for the lifting of Western sanctions next year under the terms of a nuclear deal struck in July. Tehran has recently strengthened ties with Moscow, which is considering providing two loans worth a total of $7 billion to Iran. Russia has insisted on Tehran's inclusion in international talks over Syria where the two countries are coordinating their efforts to help President Bashar al-Assad defeat Islamist militants. The Kommersant newspaper has also reported that Russia is to press ahead with a plan to supply Iran with S-300 air defence missiles, despite concerns from the United States and Israel. Ushakov also confirmed that Putin would attend a United Nations conference on climate change which starts in Paris on Nov. 30. 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. |