Moscow hopes for agreement on Syria: official June 18, 2013 - 18:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Moscow hopes that upcoming three-way talks will result in an agreement that will help end Syria's two-year civil war, a senior Russian official said on Tuesday, June 18, according to RIA Novosti. “We hope that we will be able to reach compromise solutions that will help start the process of a political settlement [in Syria],” Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said, referring to a Russia-U.S.-UN meeting on Syria due to be held in Geneva on June 25. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated Moscow’s position on Tuesday that it is not pursuing its own geopolitical aims in Syria. “We are not interfering in Syria’s internal disagreements, we are not imposing any ready-made solutions on anybody,” he said in an interview with Kuwaiti news agency Kuna. “It is essential to help the Syrians move from armed conflict to dialogue.” Russia and the U.S. agreed last month during a visit to Moscow by US Secretary of State John Kerry to convene an international conference on Syria to try and resolve the conflict there. Next week’s talks are part of preparations for that conference, a date for which has not yet been set. According to the latest UN data, more than 90,000 people have now been killed in Syria since fighting broke out in March 2011 between government forces and rebels.   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 Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
