 US STATE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE: « ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN STILL HAVE CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCES, BUT TWO PRESIDENTS ABIDE BY PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF KARABAKH CONFLICT»March 10, 2005 - 08:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - US Deputy Assistant State Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs John Tefft has stated that «Armenia and Azerbaijan still have considerable differences over the Nagorno Karabakh issue, but Presidents of the two countries Robert Kocharian and Ilham Aliyev abide by the stand of peaceful settlement of the conflict.» In the words of the American diplomat, «the US contributes to the OSCE Minsk Group efforts and is inspired by the talks held last year.»  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 |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
