3rd Armenian-Azerbaijani Public Peace Forum is being held in ViennaMarch 25, 2009 - 21:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 3rd Armenian-Azerbaijani Public Peace Forum, initiated International Alert Organization is being held in Vienna.Today, at the beginning of the second day of the Forum the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office's Special Envoy for Protracted Conflicts, Ambassador Charalampos Christopoulos gave a special address to the Armenian-Azerbaijani Public Peace Forum. He stressed several times that "OSCE and the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office (this year it is the Government of Greece) considers the Armenian-Azerbaijani Public Peace Forum a very important initiative. This is one of those initiatives that could help build confidence between the Armenians and Azerbaijanis," International Alert representative Desislava Ruslanova reported to PanARMENIAN.Net 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. |