Oskanian and Mammadyarov will not Discuss Karabakh Draft Agreement in LondonJanuary 16, 2006 - 18:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The draft agreement on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict will not be discussed either at the London meeting of the Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers or at the meeting of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, the OSCE MG Russian Co-Chairman Yuri Merzlyakov stated. Speaking of the forthcoming meeting on 18-19 January in London the diplomat said debating of issues which had been held earlier and are not agreed upon so far will be continued. According to him, the draft agreement on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict may be arranged only in case the accord on the basic principles is achieved. «What to write the document for, when the sides have not coordinated some major issues", Merzlyakov added. Along with this, according to him, the matter will not concern "some proposals, on concrete wordings of specific issue" at the consultations. «Undoubtedly, the forthcoming meeting of the presidents will be the point. Some issues will be discussed at the meeting, there will be attempts to clarify them and to solve. We consider it actually as preparation for the presidents' next meeting," Merzlyakov said. He added the date and venue of the Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents' next meeting scheduled for February will be known after this meeting, 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 | 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. |