ARMENIA FOR UN ROLE CONSOLIDATION IN MIDDLE EASTSeptember 26, 2003 - 21:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia considers that the UN and the member-states of this organization should contribute to the recommencement of the wide-ranging peacemaking process in the Middle East, as Armenian foreign minister Vardan Oskanian stated addressing the 58-th session of the UN General Assembly. "Armenia welcomes the efforts of the "Middle East four" put forth in Israel and Palestine, and is convinced that the "highway map" is the only viable variant for establishing peace in the region", - V. Oskanian stated. Commenting on the situation in Iraq, Armenian FM said that the "world leading states should make a compromise to enable the UN, possessing great power, to unite the countries, which will overtake the responsibility for establishing democracy and stability in Middle East in the period being fateful for it". 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |