Tehran intends to invite Armenia to meeting between Foreign Ministers of Turkey, Iran and AzerbaijanJuly 19, 2011 - 16:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran is organizing a meeting between Foreign Ministers of Turkey, Iran and Azerbaijan in a near future. It is not excluded that Tehran will invite Armenia to participate in the trilateral meeting between Foreign Ministers, if the parties would not mind, according to Iranian Embassy in Baku. However representative of Azeri Foreign Ministry kept from commenting on the initiative of Iran and stressed that the Iranian party’s proposal needs to be studied. The meeting in trilateral format between Foreign Ministers of Turkey, Iran and Azerbaijan was first organized in Istanbul at the beginning of this year. Later on, April 16, the parties held a meeting in Iranian city Urmia. The meeting resulted in signing a joint declaration consisting of nine provisions. The declaration states that it is necessary to boost political, economic and security cooperation among the three countries as well as to enhance ties in the fields of tourism, science and culture. Besides, it was decided to hold the next Ministerial meeting on October 2011 in Nakhijevan, according to 1news.az. 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 | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. |