PUTIN VISIT TO MOSCOW CANCELLEDJuly 10, 2003 - 18:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The visit of Russian president Vladimir Putin announced by Azeri media, which was expected July 10, will not take place. As reported by the Caspian News Agency, the press service of the Russian president noted that due to the mourning announced in the country for the victims of the act of terrorism in Tushino, all foreign official journeys of V. Putin are cancelled. The press service did not comment on whether the Russian leader will visit Azerbaijan before the presidential election planned October 15. Meanwhile, Azeri president Heydar Aliyev is now under medical examination in Turkey. Azeri ambassador to Turkey Mamed Aliyev stated, "You know that in the course of the presidential election he will have a very thick working schedule and he needs to have the state of his health examined." Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Aliyev travels to Turkey at Erdogan's invitation On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. |