  Armenia to change position on Karabakh, Baku saysDecember 26, 2008 - 15:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Agreement on Nagorno Karabakh has a fifty-fifty chance to be signed, an Azeri political scientist said. "The sides have advanced toward conclusion of an agreement on Madrid principles. I think, next year will offer better opportunities for conflict resolution," Rasim Musabekov said. "At that same time, Armenia fell in complete dependence on its strategic patron. There are some reasons to suppose that it can change its position on the problem, which will be rated to instigation to war," he said, 1news.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 |  Related sections Topic Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.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. |
