Mammadyarov: Efforts to Solve Karabakh Issue to Activate in 2006November 10, 2005 - 12:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - From the beginning of 2006 efforts to make progress in settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict will be activated, Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov stated in a conversation with journalists. In his words, today it is already agreed to hold a meeting of Azeri and Armenian FMs in Ljubljana December 4-5, though the format is not adjusted yet. "It may be a tete-a-tete meeting, however holding talks within the framework of the OSCE Foreign Ministers' session is not ruled out," Mammadyarov stated. OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs will arrive in Ljubljana to take part in the meeting, he added. As of the continuation of the talks, November 10 the Co-Chairs addressed the session of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, making a report on the course of the peace talks, E. Mammadyarov remarked. OSCE MG Co-Chairs are scheduled to visit the region in mid-December, the Azeri FM said, reported Trend agency. 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 | IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. |