Military officials discussing Black Sea securityApril 4, 2011 - 15:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Military and intelligence officials from the U.S. and a dozen other countries are discussing in Bucharest how to improve security in the Black Sea region. George Maior, the head of the Romanian Intelligence Service, said that countries need to keep an eye on Black Sea security in the light of recent upheavals across the Arab world, AP reports The Black Sea region straddles Europe, Asia and the former Soviet Union. A number of conflicts have been brewing in the region for decades. The Romanian Intelligence Service and the Harvard University's Black Sea Security Program have organized the two-day event. Officials from the United States, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Moldova, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Romania and Armenia are attending the conference. 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. |