  Swedish Foreign Minister delays visits to Armenia, Azerbaijan because of situation in Libya March 30, 2011 - 20:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The visit of Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt to Armenia and Azerbaijan was postponed. As the Swedish Foreign Ministry press service told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, the visit was delayed because of the situation in Libya. No specific date for the Minister’s visit to Yerevan and Baku was provided. However, as the press service noted, on the morning of March 31, Mr. Bildt will pay a short visit to Georgia to participate in the ceremony of the opening of Swedish Embassy in Tbilisi. As was reported earlier, Swedish Foreign Minister had scheduled a regional visit to Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia on March 30-April 2.   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 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.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
