Sides preparing for breakthrough in Karabakh conflict, Fassier saysMay 7, 2009 - 23:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - OSCE Minsk Group French Co-chair, Ambassador Bernard Fassier said Thursday that the sides in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict are preparing for a breakthrough."It's wrong to say that there is no progress in the settlement process. In the near future, we hope to fix some achievements based on today's ministerial agreements," he told journalists in Prague, Trend Azeri news agency reported. Armenian and Azerbaijani President met in Prague on the sidelines on Eastern Partnership Summit. Foreign Ministers of the two countries were also present at the meeting. 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. |