Russia feels special responsibility for Karabakh conflict settlementApril 6, 2011 - 19:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia shows the greatest activity in resolving Karabakh conflict today, Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vladimir Dorokhin said. "Out of the 3 presidents of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries, only the Russian president personally deals with this issue," he told media. He added that such activities are coordinated with the fellow OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, the U.S and France. He said Russia feels special responsibility for resolving the conflict. "We have a special chance and potential due to our unique relations with the conflicting parties," he said. "We believe our moral and historical obligation to use this chance,” Trend News quoted Dorokhin as saying. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |