NKR president congratulates RA NA speaker on his appointmentDecember 12, 2011 - 20:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On December 12, President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met the speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Samvel Nikoyan. President Sahakyan congratulated Nikoyan, wishing him success on his new post. Issues related to the cooperation between the two Armenian states were discussed during the meeting. Strengthening of the inter-parliamentary cooperation was stressed in promoting domestic and foreign policy. Later, the meeting continued in an enlarged format with members of the Armenian National Assembly attending. Speaker of the NKR National Assembly Ashot Ghoulyan and other officials partook in the meeting, Central Information Department of the Office of the Artsakh President reported. 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. |