Eastern Partnership important for Karabakh conflict resolutionMarch 14, 2009 - 13:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has always supported the OSCE Minsk Group's endeavors for resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the OSCE PA President said. "Political dialogue is the only way to resolve the Nagorno Karaabkh conflict," Joao Soares said during a visit to Minsk. He reminded that the OSCE PA has organized a number of meetings between the parliamentary delegations of Armenia and Azerbaijan. He also said that the Eastern Partnership initiative can be useful for resolution of the Karabakh conflict and reconciliation of nations. 'This opportunity should be seized," Mr. Soares said. 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |