Could agreement on basic principles around Nagorno Karabakh e signed within a year?July 6, 2009 - 17:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - ARF Dashnaktsutyun does not exclude the possibility of signing an agreement on basic principles for the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict within the current year, Kiro Manoyan, head of "Ay Dat" office told a press conference in Yerevan. "The agreement is unlikely to be signed during the upcoming meeting of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Moscow, but it can take place within a year. Signing of the document will be conditioned by Turkey's pressure, since Ankara continues to turn the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement into a precondition for normalizing the Armenian-Turkish relations, " he said. According Manoyan, after signing an agreement on basic principles between Yerevan and Baku, it will take another few years to sing the agreement on the conflict settlement, which is contradicts to the interests of the Armenian side. "Either the parties must accept the entire package of proposals, or nothing . ARF Dashnaktsutyun is against the Madrid principles. We believe that the Nagorno Karabakh conflict can be resolved only through mutual and equal compromises ", Kiro Manoyan 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 | 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. |