OSCE MG: ministerial meeting to mark new stage of Karabakh talksJuly 22, 2008 - 18:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Work to settle Nagorno Karabakh conflict suggested by Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents in St. Petersburg in June will be the ground for negotiations between two countries' foreign ministers in Moscow at the beginning of August. "Upcoming negotiations between Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers in Moscow are the beginning of new round marked by the Presidents' in St. Petersburg," French Co-Chair of OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassador Bernard Fassier said. "The negotiations will be based on Madrid proposals and I am hopeful that the Nalbandian-Mammadyarov meeting will be natural continuation of the presidential talks," Fassier said, Trend Azeri news agency 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 | 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. |