Bako Sahakyan: OSCE Minks group has not exhausted its potentialSeptember 12, 2008 - 21:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On 12 September President of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic Bako Sahakyan met American co-chair of the OSCE Minsk group Matthew Bryza. A wide range of issues related to the current stage and prospects of the Nagorno Karabagh conflict and recent developments in the region. The Head of the State underlined that official Stepanakert advocates peaceful settlement of the Karabagh-Azerbaijani conflict with direct participation of Artsakh as a full party to the negotiation process. According to Bako Sahakyan the OSCE Minks group has not exhausted its potential and it is premature to talk about changing the negotiation format. Touching upon recent developments in the region, the President noted that all disputes should be solved exclusively by peaceful means through direct negotiations. President Sahakyan called important recent steps to establish contacts between Armenia and Turkey noting that even the most difficult problems could be solved through a direct dialogue. 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 | 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. |