  UNSC launched closed-door consultations on KosovoJune 23, 2007 - 15:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The UN Security Council has launched closed-door consultations on the third draft Kosovo resolution elaborated by the UK, U.S. and France. The resolution provides for 120 days of talks to Belgrade and Pristina. If the sides fail to reach an agreement, Kosovo Albanians should be granted independence automatically, the authors say.Russia has demonstrated no support to the draft. It's erroneous to offer the sides a situation when one of them is directly interested in failure of the talks, said Vitaly Churkin, Russia's permanent representatives in the UN, Vesti reports.   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 |  Related sections Topic Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
