Karen Nazaryan calls UN attention to Baku’s anti-Armenian actionsJuly 19, 2011 - 12:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On July 18, the permanent representative of Armenia to UN, Ambassador Karen Nazaryan addressed a statement on Azerbaijan’s anti-Armenian actions to UN headquarters. In his statement, Mr. Nazaryan called the attention of UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon to continued Azeri violations of ceasefire on the line of contact for over 3 months. As the Ambassador noted, these actions run counter to negotiations for peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict under the aegis of OSCE MG, UN legislation and Helsinki Final Act. The Ambassador also expressed concern over the anti-Armenian propaganda, as an integral part of the country’s foreign policy, noting that by such actions Baku violates its international obligations. According to Mr. Nazaryan, Armenia is determined to continue Karabakh settlement talks in OSCE MG format, as the only productive one. The Ambassador urged Azerbaijan to focus on negotiations instead of spreading unfounded reports and interfering with the mediators’ work, Armenian Foreign Ministry press service reported. 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 | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |