"ARMENIANS OF WORLD AT TURN OF CENTURIES AND URGENT PROBLEMS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS" CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN MOSCOWSeptember 10, 2002 - 18:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Armenians of the world at the turn of centuries and urgent problems of international relations" conference will be held in Moscow October 7-8. Representatives of Armenian diaspora of various countries of the world, as well as well-known Russian political scientists, economists and scientists participate in the forum held under the aegis of the "Union of Armenians of Russia." Yesterday questions of arranging the conference were discussed by Russian President's administration head Alexander Voloshin and "Union of Armenians of Russia" President Ara Abramian. A.Voloshin positively evaluated Armenian diaspora's contribution to strengthening mutually beneficial political, economic, cultural and humanitarian relations between Russia and Armenia. He also emphasized the importance of holding the conference to effectively use the Armenian diaspora potential for further developing friendly ties between the peoples of Armenia and Russia. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |