  Elmar Mammadyarov: Azerbaijan ready to continue talks June 7, 2010 - 11:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan is ready to continue talks on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, the country’s top diplomat said. “We are hopeful that the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs will bring Azerbaijan’s position to the notion of Armenian leadership. The sides took a pause after the last presidential meeting in Sochi, but this should not last long,” Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said. As to revised Madrid Principles, he said, “Azerbaijan has examined them and found nothing new, with an exception of some points we offered to reconsider.” “After discussions with the Armenian side, the MG Co-chairs will obviously make new proposals,” Mammadyarov said, APA 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 |  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. |
