Kocharian and Aliyev meeting unlikely to meet before Armenian parliamentary electionFebruary 9, 2007 - 14:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents are unlikely to meet before the parliamentary elections in Armenia, OSCE Minsk Group Russian Co-chair Yuri Merzlyakov said when commenting on the possibility to activate the process of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict after the Armenian parliamentary election."I think such statement are conditioned by the fact that it will be hardly possible to organize a presidential meeting before the parliamentary election. No agreement can be achieved without the Presidents' consent, I suppose," Yuri Merzlyakov said, reports Trend. 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 | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. |