Karabakh: agreement on deployment of peacekeepers in security belt achieved?May 26, 2007 - 14:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - It's premature to speak of full success in the Nagorno Karabakh peaceful process unless agreements on all provisions of the negotiation agenda are achieved, Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told a news conference in Baku after a meeting with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs. "Territorial integrity of Azerbaijan cannot be questioned. Withdrawal of Armenian troops and return of refugees to their homes are discussed at the current stage of the talks," he said. "The sides achieved agreement on deployment of peacekeeping forces in the security zone. There is an opinion that the peacekeeping contingent should not include the states of the region and co-chair states of the OSCE Minsk Group," the Azeri FM said. The most important task is "to exclude resumption of hostilities", according to Mr Mammadyarov. He said he will follow out diplomatic ways of resolution. "It all depends," he added, Day.az reports. 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 | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |