Leo Platvoet to visit Karabakh together with lord Russell Johnston in JuneApril 19, 2007 - 20:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Works over preparing the report on missing in South Caucasus has been temporarily stopped, PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe) rapporteur on POW and Missing in the South Caucasus Leo Platvoet stated. "It is connected with the parliamentary elections in Armenia scheduled for May 12. During the May 25 session of the committee in Belgrade it will be clear if the report will be put under discussion in PACE June session," Platvoet underlined. He also informed he is included in PACE's subcommittee on the Nafgorno Karabakh and will visit the region in June. "May be I will be in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh with Lord Russell Johnston in June. But I cannot announce names of mission members, due to visit the region," he said, APA reports. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |