Baku displeased with Bernard FassierNovember 19, 2008 - 16:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The statements by the OSCE Minsk Group French Co-chair Bernard Fassier "contradict the Moscow declaration," Khazar Ibrahim, a spokesman of the Azeri Foreign Ministry, said when commenting on Amb. Fassier's statement about the necessity to engage Nagorno Karabakh in talks. "These statements are absolutely incorrect, because there are Armenian and Azeri communities of Nagorno Karabakh," Ibrahim claimed, Day.az reports. The OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs are perfectly aware of the position of Nagorno Karabakh authorities, French mediators Bernard Fassier said in Yerevan earlier this week. "We are frequent visitors to Stepanakert and it would be incorrect to say that NK is completely excluded from the negotiation process. The people of Karabakh are engaged in talks in a way Representatives of Nagorno Karabakh will be at bargaining table sooner or later," he said. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |