Lord Russell Johnston's regional visit postponedNovember 5, 2007 - 18:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The visit of Lord Russell Johnston, chief of the PACE Ad Hoc Committee on Nagorno Karabakh, scheduled for early November, has been postponed. "My visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan is due till the yearend but the exact date has not been fixed yet," he said Monday in Berlin.Earlier, Lord Russell Johnston informed that the date should be coordinated with Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan. The visit was approximately scheduled for November 9, Trend news agency 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. |