Azeri MPs Did Not Manage to Form «Karabakh Faction» in ParliamentJanuary 19, 2006 - 13:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Efforts to form a «Karabakh faction» in the Azeri Milli Mejlis were in vain, MP Fazil Gazanfaroghlu said. In his words, only 18 MPs agreed with the proposal to form a «Karabakh faction». In Gazanfaroghlu's words, he also proposed forming a Karabakh Commission. «The MPs did not agree with any of my proposals. Even deputies having Karabakh origins were indifferent. In their opinion, there is no need to form a «Karabakh faction» in the Azeri Milli Mejlis. The Government deals with all issues.» Gazanfaroghlu remarked that he will again voice the issue in the Parliament at the first session after the vacation is over, reported APA Azeri news 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 | 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. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |