EU: Israeli-Palestinian dialogue not at dead endJanuary 26, 2012 - 17:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Union's foreign policy chief says an informal dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians is not at a dead end. Catherine Ashton says Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is "thinking carefully" about his next moves in the dialogue that began in Jordan earlier this month. She says he wants to consult on his options with the Arab League. Ashton spoke after meeting with Abbas in Amman Thursday, January 26. Abbas was reported Wednesday as saying the talks had stopped. Ashton also says that after meeting with Israelis in the past few days, she remains hopeful that "with goodwill, they can continue to talk." She says Abbas hopes Israel would make gestures on halting Jewish settlement construction and demarcating the border for of a future Palestinian state, as incentives to restart dialogue, AP 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 | 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. |