  Baku disallows school student from participating in South Caucasus youth parliament openingMarch 25, 2011 - 13:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani side did not participate in the opening of the South Caucasus youth parliament. The event was opened by Georgian and Armenian Ministers of Education and Science, Dmitry Shashkin and Armen Ashotyan, as well as the EU ambassador to Georgia Philip Dimitrov. The event focused on the discussion of EU project, Democracy Starts With You, aimed at increasing youth awareness of the essence of democracy. The event hosted 40 school students from Georgia and Armenia, selected by their classmates based on the results on political discussions, Caucasus-Online reported.   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 |  Latest 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. |
