Each conflicting party to have the right to veto a peace-keeping country's participationAugust 7, 2009 - 21:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Peacekeepers on NKR-Azerbaijan contact line will have their personal weapons to protect themselves from possible attacks," OSCE MG American Co-Chair Mathew Bryza announced in Tsahkadzor during "Euroforum". "They are to decide which countries can act as peace-keepers. Each conflicting party has the right to veto a peace-keeping country's mission on contact line," he stressed. As regards concessions by Armenia or Azerbaijan, American diplomat noted that mediators succeeded in their efforts to subdue Baku's threats on resorting to military operations. "You cannot be aware of the concessions to be made by Azerbaijan, but make no doubt that they are less serious in comparison with those to be made by Armenia," he stressed. In the meantime, the Co-Chair said that US is not going to oust Russia from South Caucasus. "Russia will always form part of Caucasus, and always participate in any decision concerning politics and energy sphere," he stressed. 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 | 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. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |