Yerevan hopes for presidential meeting in BucharestMarch 28, 2008 - 18:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Official Yerevan hopes that the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents will meet in Bucharest during the NATO summit April 2-4, RA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said in Moscow on Friday. "Armenia is willing to continue talks for the Nagorno Karabakh conflict resolution basing on the document at the table," he said, Trend Azeri news agency reports. In mid-March head of international relations department at the Azeri presidential office Novruz Mammadov said Azerbaijan can consider the possibility of a meeting in the framework of NATO summit. Meanwhile OSCE Minsk Group U.S. Co-chair Matt Bryza said presidential meeting is hardly possible since President-elect Serzh Sargsyan will assume office no sooner than April 9. 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. |