Cavusoglu: our aim was to set PACE Sub-Committee on Karabakh, and we did itApril 6, 2011 - 21:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Mevlut Cavusoglu arrived in Azerbaijan to attend the World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue. Commenting on sittings of the PACE Sub-Committee on Nagorno Karabakh, Cavusoglu told journalists: “Members of the PACE Sub-Committee on Nagorno Karabakh will determine themselves the sitting’s date and issues that will be discussed.” He reminded about appointment of the sub-committee head and members: “Our aim was to set up this committee, and we did it. The task of PACE is to support the conflict resolution. The OSCE Minsk Group keeps on working on this issue. Our goal is not to interfere in it. Both parties must trust each other. The Sub-Committee on Nagorno Karabakh was set up with good intentions. PACE adopted the decision on its establishment. The assembly members should also observe it and attend the sittings. The Armenian side will make the decision on its sittings attendance itself. We can’t make any decision on this issue.” Answering the question on opening of an international airport in Stepanakert and Armenia’s plan to organize flights to this airport, Cavusoglu said the Azerbaijani side can raise this issue during the next session of PACE, if it wishes, 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 | Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |