OSCE MG member state deputies to discuss Karabakh issue with Azerbaijan’s activistsSeptember 18, 2011 - 18:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - By the end of the current year for the first time a meeting will be held between OSCE MG member state countries’ deputies and Azerbaijan’s voluntary group activists. In an exclusive interview to SalamNews, Farhad Badalbeyli, “national diplomacy” member, People’s Artist of Azerbaijan, Rector of the Baku Academy of Music said that Azerbaijan will be represented in the meetings by head of “Azerbaijani Community of Nagorno Karabakh” NGO Bayram Safarov, Rector of Baku Slavic University Kamal Abdulla, Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Russia Polad Bülbüloğlu and himself. According to Badalbeyli, preparatory works for meetings are underway. “I have always said that national diplomacy must be brought to life by officials and weighty figures of foreign states,” he said. 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 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. 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". Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. |