OSCE MG to submit assessment mission report on Karabakh to Armenian, Azeri leadersMarch 14, 2011 - 16:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - OSCE Minsk Group Russian Co-Chairman Igor Popov said that during their current visit to Baku the mediators will submit a report of their assessment mission based on results of the visit to Nagorno Karabakh to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Popov, who has arrived in Baku, said that the same report will be submitted to the Armenian President as well. He stated that the visit is aimed at continuing the peace negotiations for the Karabakh conflict settlement. According to Popov, the Co-Chairmen will hold meetings in Azerbaijan on March 15 and will leave for Yerevan on March 16. He also said it’s not known yet whether the intermediaries will visit Nagorno Karabakh or not, APA 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. |