Karabakh issue - always a priority task on Armenia's foreign policy agendaSeptember 3, 2009 - 22:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armen Smbatyan: Kharabakh conflict settlement has always been and will always remain a priority task on Armenia's foreign policy agenda, RA Ambassador to Russia Armen Smbatyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter in Stepanakert."Karabakh issue will be never pushed to the background; it will always be in the spotlight," Armenian diplomat stressed. Touching upon American and Russian Co-Chairs' replacement in OSCE Minsk Group, Smbatyan characterized it as a normal process. "Diplomats are replaced after 5-6 years of service, so there's nothing extraordinary there. Today, Yerevan and Baku are on the way of achieving a breakthrough. As to when and how conflict will be resolved is a matter of time," Ambassador stated. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |