Iran-Armenia highway through Meghri pass to open October 26October 22, 2007 - 19:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "A highway connecting Armenia and Iran through the Meghri pass will be put into operation October 26. This event will prove development of relations between our states," Armenian President Robert Kocharian said at joint news conference with Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. "Both sides are entering a new stage of bilateral relations, which includes cooperation in banking sphere, protocol on construction of a water power plant on Araks River, construction of heat power plants," he said. "Iran attends to cooperation with Armenia," the RA President said. 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |