South Caucasian and Baltic States FMs to meet in Ljubljana December 2005November 11, 2005 - 17:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A 3+3 meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the South Caucasian and Baltic states will be held this December in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana. "Attending the event will be the Foreign Ministers of Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia," Mikhail Saakashvili, the Georgian President, said at the meeting with Valdas Adamkus, the Lithuanian President. The meeting will focus on integration of the South Caucasian states into the EU and the NATO. According to Saakashvili, the idea on holding of the meeting belongs to the Lithuanian President, who supports Georgia in integration into European organizations. Saakashvili underlined that the meeting in Ljubljana would come as decisive one for the South Caucasian countries to determine the direction of the further development of the countries. "I'm sure that irrespective of the problems between Azerbaijan and Armenia, all three countries will be able to adhere to single position on integration into the EU and the NATO," he stated. Valdas Adamkus stressed that Lithuania would do their best to speed up Georgia's joining European organizations, Trend news agency 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 | Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. 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. |