Azerbaijani FM, U.S Secretary of State to discuss Karabakh issue in WashingtonMay 29, 2011 - 18:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov will pay a working visit to the U.S. on May 29 - June 3, the ministry said. During the visit, Mammadyarov will speak at a meeting of the OIC ambassadors in the UN headquarters in New York. He will hold a meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the permanent representatives of the League of Arab and Asian countries under the UN and director of the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution Fiona Hill, Trend News reported. A meeting with U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington is also scheduled, with Karabakh issue discussion on agenda. 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. |