GUAM summit opens in BakuJune 18, 2007 - 19:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Summit of the Organization of Democracy and Economic Development GUAM opened in Baku June 18. GUAM Foreign Ministers and members of appropriate structures of the organization met to consider issues referring to GUAM. Formation of GUAM peacekeeping party will be discussed by experts. The sides are expected to sign two agreements and a joint statement - Baku Declaration that will be the principal political document of the summit, which will include political assessment of the work carried out after the first summit and an action plan for further activities, Novosti Azerbaijan reports. GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova) was formed in 1997. In 2006 in Ukraine it assumed the status of an international organization. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |