Talks were due to concentrate on increasing tourism, tackling water security and organizing regional responses to natural disasters.

Gen. İlker Başbuğ is accused of being a leader of a shadowy network dubbed Ergenekon, behind a string of alleged plots against govt.

South Sudan President Salva Kiir said his forces had seized a key oil field – a claim denied by Sudan.

Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement and Russia’s activity in OSCE Minsk Group are likely to be in focus of the negotiations.

The quake was initially reported at a magnitude of 6.2 off the northeast coast of the main island of Honshu.

Serzh Sargsyan emphasized Armenia’s commitment to tackling illegal use of radioactive substances and combating terrorism.

Of 120 tons of water, which is believed to contain radioactive strontium, 80 liters leaked out into the Pacific Ocean.

The proposal deals with issues of political discussions, withdrawal of heavy weapons and troops from population centers, among others.

Amur 1650 is one of contenders, including Scorpene (France), Type 214 (Germany), S-80 (Spain) in a tender for Indian Navy.

Last week, head of UN mission in Kosovo said that “under present circumstances”, the mission could not organize voting in Kosovo.

Nalbandian recently dropped out of Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, following a defeat by Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic.

Europe needs “the mother of all firewalls,” he said at a news conference in Brussels, where he was flanked by Olli Rehn.

Free Democrats party member Anush Sedrakyan, for his part, harshly criticized the authorities, particularly RPA.

Basing on Perch Zeytuntsyan’s play, the performance features the story of 4 fighters of Secret Liberation Army ASALA.

Meteor 1-1 provided near-global observations of the earth’s weather systems, cloud cover, ice and snow fields.

First complex testing of 5 sports venues in Mountain cluster that will host a number of Olympic events starting in 2014 is over.

Awards will be granted in “Best politician”, “Best public figure”, “Best artist”, “Best journalist” and other categories.

Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with the IFC Director for Europe and Central Asia Tomasz Telma.

“France is the best candidate for the mission due to the experience it gained for the past 20 years Hakob Chakryan said.

The concert, to be held in the museum’s 90-seat Bakst Theatre, will be followed by a tea reception with the musicians.

“They are an incredibly talented and experienced team, and we are thrilled to have them on board,” said Mikael Hed.

The latest monitoring conducted by the U.S. disclosed a large number of violations in various fields in Turkey.

30 candidates did not pass the written tests, while 9 failed in verbal stage during February-March examination.

National carrier of Armenia weekly operates over 100 flights to over 40 directions of 20 counties of the world.

Turkey is well aware of advancements in Armenian Genocide recognition campaign, Chakryan and Simavoryan said.

The announcement came a day after Turkey closed its embassy in Damascus and withdrew the ambassador, further isolating Syria.

Turkish PM made a number of statements noting that OSCE Minsk Group has exhausted itself and necessitates changes.

Hakob Ghazanchyan says the new generation of actors features interesting, educated and knowledgeable youth.

Undergraduate courses in Armenian history continue in the upcoming spring quarter with an offering in modern Armenian history.

Armenia’s Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan hailed increased number of inclusive schools in the country totaling 81.