OSCE MG Doesn't Comment on Contents of Istanbul TalksMarch 22, 2006 - 13:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict do not comment on the contents of the talks held in Istanbul March 20. According to head of the Department of Foreign Relations at the Azerbaijani President Administration Novruz Mamedov, the main goal of the OSCE MG meeting is to create conditions for the further talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia. In his opinion, the Istanbul meeting bore a working nature. As for its efficiency, journalists can judge it from the date of the meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers, reported Day.az. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |