G8 for Solving Karabakh Issue in 2006June 29, 2006 - 19:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - G8 countries have urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to work out principles of Nagorno Karabakh settlement to attain it this year, says a statement of G8 Chair, released upon the meeting of FMs. «We stressed the need for soonest arrangement of basic principles of the peaceful settlement of the conflict to attain it in 2006. We call Armenia and Azerbaijan to display political will and achieve an agreement over the problem this year and prepare their peoples to peace, not war,» the statement underscored, reports RIA Novosti. 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |