Lord Russell Johnston to visit KarabakhApril 16, 2007 - 16:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The PACE session starting today will consider the issues referring to the visit of Lord Russell Johnston, the head of the PACE subcommittee on Nagorno Karabakh, to the region. The terms of the visit are being exacted. He will be accompanied by members of the Armenian and Azeri delegations to PACE and rapporteurs of PACE monitoring committee, Andres Herkel, Tony Lloyd, Mikko Elo and Georges Colombier. Discrepancies over the terms of the visit are caused by the territories the delegation is expected to visit. An agreement will be achieved during an informal meeting of the RA and Azeri delegations within the PACE session, APA reports. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |