Political Director of Lithuanian MFA: actions of Turkey and EU should be better coordinatedJanuary 15, 2011 - 12:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On January 13-14, Political Director of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry Eitvydas Bajarunas participated in consultations of political directors of the EU member states’ foreign ministries in Budapest. Participants of the consultations exchanged opinion concerning priorities of the EU foreign policy in 2011. According to Bajarunas, the increasing influence of Turkey can be used in the Balkans, South Caucasus, Near East and Middle Asia. “To this end, the actions of Turkey and EU should be better coordinated,” he said. Bajarunas presented priorities of the Lithuanian Chairmanship of the OSCE in 2011, commented on the closure of the OSCE office in Minsk, as well as OSCE and EU efforts contributing to conflicts resolution in Moldova, Georgia and Nagorno Karabakh. 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. |