Putin won’t travel to Turkey for a football friendlyAugust 29, 2016 - 16:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian President Vladimir Putin isn’t visiting Turkey for a footballfriendlymatch between the national teams of the two countries, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Monday, August 29. “We’ll be cheering for the team remotely,” Paskov said in response to a question on whether the President is going to attend the game. Russian and Turkish teams will face off on Wednesday in a friendly match in Antalya. It was earlier reported that Putin will travel to Antalya to watch the game with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayip Erdogan. 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 | Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |