MG OSCE Co-Chairs to arrive in Yerevan on July 8July 6, 2009 - 10:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - MG OSCE Co-Chairs will arrive in Yerevan on July 8, US mediator Matthew Bryza told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. The visit aims at preparing for oncoming meeting between RA and Azeri Presidents due on July 17-19 in Moscow. According to Bryza, the parties continue with active work towards NKR conflict settlement. "We hope the next Presidential meeting in Moscow will be a constructive one," the US diplomat noted. The mediators will next visit Baku. Previous meetings between Sargsyan and Aliev took place on July 4 in St. Petersburg and May 7 in Prague. First negotiations were held on July 6, 2008 in St. Petersburg, followed by talks in November 2008 in Moscow and January 28, 2009 in Zurich. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |