Michal Labenda urges against destroying what’s been reached in Karabakh processJune 30, 2011 - 20:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Although one of the EU states - France - is the co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, we do not believe that it represents the European Union. Initially, it represents only its state, Polish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Michal Labenda said on the eve of his country's EU presidency from July 1. “It’s now important not to destroy what had been achieved in Karabakh conflict settlement. The process of conflict resolution is a very fragile structure and the main thing now is not to become the "elephant in a china shop" which will destroy everything. All participants in the negotiations are already well familiar with all the details and intricacies of the settlement process, and the invited side will not lead to anything good,” said the Ambassador. He said no proposal has been received from the interested sides to join the talks, and the EU is unlikely to intervene in this format. Especially, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is not frozen, rather its solution has frozen and tensions remain, making the situation very dangerous, said the Ambassador. "But, as the president said after the last summit, things are going in the direction of solving this problem, so we can hope for progress in this regard. And the EU will do its utmost to help every step towards a peaceful solution," Trend News quoted Labenda as saying. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |