  Medvedev wants to hear replies on Karabakh offers from heads of Armenia and Azerbaijan personally  August 5, 2011 - 20:03 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev , obviously, decided to hear answers on his offers over Karabakh conflict settlement from heads of Armenia and Azerbaijan Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev personally, which Russian President addressed to both Presidents through Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov after Azeris failed the Kazan meeting. On July 18, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov handed over Baku’s reply to Medvedev’s offers during his visit to Moscow. The President of Armenia addressed Yerevan’s official reply on July 22. However, familiarizing with both of them, Medvedev wanted to discuss the replies with heads of states personally. But this time not during trilateral meeting but separately. And supposedly, therefore he invited Aliyev to Sochi, where the latter traveled on August 9. Medvedev will meet with the Armenian President anyway, at the unofficial summit of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Kazakhstan, where Sargsyan plans to leave on August 12. It's anybody's guess, what, in fact, Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan told Medvedev, since both replies and offers are kept in strict confidentiality. It is not ruled out that Yerevan’s and Baku’s replies brought forth new questions, which Medvedev decided to discuss with Sargsyan and Aliyev one-on-one. Marina Ananikyan / PanARMENIAN News Related issues:    The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now.  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 |  Topic 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. |
