Armenian, Latvian Presidents meet behind closed doorsMarch 9, 2011 - 14:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An Armenian delegation led by the President Serzh Sargyan is in Riga, Latvia. Upon arrival, President Sargsyan visited the residence of his Latvian counterpart to hold talks behind the closed doors that were followed by an expanded meeting. Meetings with Latvian parliament speaker Solvita Aboltiņa, and Prome Minister Valdis Dombrovskis are on presidential visit agenda. The President has scheduled participation in Armenia-Latvia Business Forum opening ceremony as well as a meeting with the country’s Armenian community. The Armenian delegation includes Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, Culture Minister Hasmik Poghosyan, Economy Minister Tigran Davtyan and other high-ranking officials. 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. |