PACE ad hoc committee on Karabakh not commissioned to pass binding decisionsJune 22, 2011 - 19:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The PACE ad hoc committee on Karabakh is not commissioned to pass binding decisions on Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, according to Edward Nalbandia, Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs. “There is no need to change the format of talks. Both us and co-chairs stated on uselessness to resume the work of the PACE ad hoc committee on Karabakh. That is the most important. I do not think that it was not useful within the course of its activity. Now it is important that the committee not to harm the negotiations process,” the foreign minister told journalists in Strasbourg. A meeting of the PACE ad hoc committee on Nagorno-Karabakh was conducted on June 20 in Strasbourg. Armenian delegation refused to attend the meeting citing its unaltered position on ad hoc committee creation. As the head of the Armenian delegation in PACE David Harutyunyan stated earlier, the delegation has no intention to participate in a process which bodes nothing but unpredictable consequences and new tensions. On January 28 PACE sitting the Spanish parliamentarian Jordi Xucla i Costa was appointed as chairman of the subcommittee. Actually the Subcommitte revived its work after long suspension by the initiative of Mevlut Cavusoglu, the PACE’s Turkish Chair. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |