PACE ad hoc committee on Karabakh not commissioned to pass binding decisionsJune 22, 2011 - 19:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The PACE ad hoc committee on Karabakh is not commissioned to pass binding decisions on Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, according to Edward Nalbandia, Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs. “There is no need to change the format of talks. Both us and co-chairs stated on uselessness to resume the work of the PACE ad hoc committee on Karabakh. That is the most important. I do not think that it was not useful within the course of its activity. Now it is important that the committee not to harm the negotiations process,” the foreign minister told journalists in Strasbourg. A meeting of the PACE ad hoc committee on Nagorno-Karabakh was conducted on June 20 in Strasbourg. Armenian delegation refused to attend the meeting citing its unaltered position on ad hoc committee creation. As the head of the Armenian delegation in PACE David Harutyunyan stated earlier, the delegation has no intention to participate in a process which bodes nothing but unpredictable consequences and new tensions. On January 28 PACE sitting the Spanish parliamentarian Jordi Xucla i Costa was appointed as chairman of the subcommittee. Actually the Subcommitte revived its work after long suspension by the initiative of Mevlut Cavusoglu, the PACE’s Turkish Chair. 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 | 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. |