France does not cease its efforts for peaceful settlement of NKR conflictJune 30, 2009 - 12:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - France, in its capacity of MG OSCE Co-Chair, does not cease efforts aimed at assisting Armenia and Azerbaijan to achieve peaceful, fair and durable settlement of NKR conflict, French MFA official representative's statement says."On June 26 in Paris, on the initiative of mediator states, RA and Azeri Foreign Ministers, Edward Nalbandian and Elmar Mamedyarov held negotiations. First, each of Ministers met mediators to have detail and constructive negotiations. Later, they held a meeting attended by mediators, and discussed improvement achieved during the last summit conference between RA and Azeri Presidents Sargsyan and Aliev, held in the beginning of June in St. Petersburg and the possibility to continue improvement into the future. Success achieved in St. Petersburg was consolidated and spheres that could yield positive results were defined during negotiations. MG OSCE Co-Chairs made new offers to achieve compromise. In this context, mediators resolved to organize a visit to Baku, Yerevan and NKR in the beginning of next month to prepare presidential meeting in Moscow," the statement concluded. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |