Foreign Minister: Azerbaijan stands at nothing to escalate situationSeptember 25, 2015 - 12:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met Thursday, September 24 with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs Igor Popov, James Warlick and Pierre Andrieu as well as the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Andrzej Kasprzyk in New York, the Ministry’s press office reports. Nalbandian expressed resentment to the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs over Azerbaijan’s ceasefire violations, which resulted in civilian losses. “Azerbaijan has a habit of escalating the situation at the line of contact with Nagorno Karabakh and on the border with Armenia ahead of important visits to the region and high-level meetings,” Nalbandian said. Possible steps aimed at the stabilization of the situation were discussed at the meeting. OSCE Minsk Group Co-chair James Warlick twitted earlier that the Co-chairs are "in touch with officials in Armenia and Azerbaijan about renewed violence urging an end to attacks and reprisals." 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 | “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. |