Baku: Organization of Peacekeeping Activities to Be Launched in Karabakh Conflict Region in 2006December 22, 2005 - 16:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told journalists that next year the organization of peacekeeping activities will be launched in the Karabakh conflict region in 2006. In his words, the OSCE's High-Level Planning Group (HLPG) will pay a visit to the "seized territories" in January 2006 and then will issue a notice on the possibility of the organization of peacekeeping operations in the conflict zone. The Azerbaijani FM underscored that HLPG has already visited Azerbaijan after an 8-year break to assess the situation for launching peaceful activities. In his opinion, this may be rated as an advance.According to Mammadyarov, the coordination of peacekeeping operations is one of 9 elements discussed during the negotiation process. It is not known yet which states will participate in the peacekeeping activities and under whose mandate they will be performed, the Azerbaijani FM stated. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |