Almaty held informal meeting of leaders of seven CIS countriesDecember 19, 2009 - 18:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Presidents of seven countries - Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan began informal meeting in hotel "Ak-Bulak" of a suburb of Almaty. As the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said, issues of security and economic integration are to be discussed. Nursultan Nazarbayev proposed to talk about "regional security, exchange views on measures to counter emerging threats." In turn, the president of Russia Dmitri Medvedev expressed hope that today's informal summit would "find answers to the questions faced by our countries in this difficult year." Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. |