European Commission urged Russia and USA not to interfere in Kosovo processJuly 12, 2007 - 16:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Commission called on sooner end to the process of determining the status of Kosovo. European commissioner for Enlargement Olly Rehn made this statement during the plenary session of the European Parliament on behalf of the organization on Wednesday. "Dragging out the process of determining the status of Kosovo leads us to nowhere. It only increases the risk of instability in Kosovo, continues Serbia's agony and slows down region's movement towards the European Union," he underscored. "Kosovo is a deeply European issue and Serbia must become an EU part. Neither Russia nor the USA is so directly touched with events in the Balkans like Europeans. Only Europe will have to pay for failure of the process," O. Rehn said. "We cannot allow followers of hard line policy to prevail, the Balkans and Europe would have to sup consequences of it," the commissioner stressed. He called on Serbia to "play a constructive role", as well as other participants of the process to avoid from unilateral actions, let it be declarations on Kosovo's independence or threats to use veto power in UN security Council, Vesti reports. 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 | Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “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 |