Armenia to partake in Caucasus Platform conferenceJanuary 23, 2009 - 13:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mr. Shahen Avakian, Secretary General of the staff of the office of the Foreign Minister of Armenia and Mr. Armen Yedigarian, head of arms control and international security department at the RA MFA, will represent Armenia at the international conference on Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform due in Istanbul on January 26 and 27, Mr. Tigran Balayan, RA MFA acting head of the media relations division told PanARMENIAN.Net Azerbaijan will be represented by Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov. Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform supposed to unite Turkey, Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia was offered by Ankara following the August 2008 hostilities in South Ossetia. 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 | Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children |