  OSCE MG Co-Chairs Arrive in YerevanJuly 8, 2009 - 12:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs of settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict arrived in Yerevan today. The purpose of the visit to prepare the regular meeting between the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Moscow, which scheduled on July 17-18. During the visit, the mediators will meet with the Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan. Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev will hold talks in the framework of the traditional race for the prize of the President of the Russian Federation. Meeting in Moscow will be the sixth between the two presidents. Previous meeting between Sargsyan and Aliyev passed on June 4 in St. Petersburg, followed the meeting in Prague on May 7. First talks were held on June 6 last year in St. Petersburg, the second meeting in late November of 2008 in Moscow and the third - in Zurich on January 28 this year. On completion the visit to Yerevan, Matthew Bryza (USA), Bernard Fassier (France) and Yuri Merzlyakov will attend Baku.   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 |  Related sections Topic Latest 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 ArmeniaHenrikh 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. |
