IRNA: Armenian President to attend World Nowruz Festival in TehranMarch 24, 2011 - 14:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Presidents of Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia and Iraq will attend World Nowruz Festival to be held in Tehran on March 26-27. Director General of the International Affairs Department at the office in charge of organizing the World Nowruz Festival Mohammad-Reza Forqani said on Thursday that Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Qatari Crown Prince, Foreign Minister of Oman and an Azeri official too will attend the meeting. The countries’ officials will on the sidelines of the celebration meet with Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, giving speeches on Nowruz, said Forqani, adding that Nowruz Commemoration Secretariat too will be opened on the sidelines of the festival. He added that a special ceremony too will be held at the UN on Nowruz by Iran’s representative office in cooperation with Tajik and Afghan officials, IRNA news agency reported. 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 | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. |