Russian FM: Russia will not sacrifice relations with Baku to timeserving political benefitsOctober 3, 2008 - 14:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Success of the Turkish Caucasus stability initiative implies consistent movement toward resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Russia's Foreign Minister said."I am hopeful that further meetings will help the sides to advance," Sergei Lavrovtold a news conference in Yerevan today. Commenting on Baku's recent statements in support to Georgia's territorial integrity, he said, "I haven't heard such. On the contrary, Azerbaijan has assumed a balanced position. This country is our partner and Russia will not sacrifice relations with Baku to timeserving political benefits." 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. |