OSCE MG Co-chair to arrive in region mid-JulyJune 27, 2009 - 13:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov held a 6-hour meeting in Paris on Friday to discuss ways to resolve the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.Then the talks were continued in presence of Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov of Russia, Ambassador Bernard Fassier of France and Ambassador Matthew Bryza of the United States. Personal Representative of the OSCE CiO, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk also attended the meeting. Organization of a new presidential meeting and possibilities to bring the positions of sides closer were in focus. It was decided that the mediators will arrive in the region in mid July, RA MFA press office reported. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |