  Foreign Minister: Azerbaijan stands at nothing to escalate situation September 25, 2015 - 12:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met Thursday, September 24 with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs Igor Popov, James Warlick and Pierre Andrieu as well as the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Andrzej Kasprzyk in New York, the Ministry’s press office reports. Nalbandian expressed resentment to the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs over Azerbaijan’s ceasefire violations, which resulted in civilian losses. “Azerbaijan has a habit of escalating the situation at the line of contact with Nagorno Karabakh and on the border with Armenia ahead of important visits to the region and high-level meetings,” Nalbandian said. Possible steps aimed at the stabilization of the situation were discussed at the meeting. OSCE Minsk Group Co-chair James Warlick twitted earlier that the Co-chairs are "in touch with officials in Armenia and Azerbaijan about renewed violence urging an end to attacks and reprisals."   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. |
