  NETHERLANDS PRESIDING IN OSCE TO CONTRIBUTE TO CONFLICT SETTLEMENT IN CAUCASUSJanuary 13, 2003 - 22:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In 2003 within its presidency in the OSCE the Netherlands "will undertake all possible efforts to settle the conflicts available in the Caucasus." As reported by "Mediamax" agency, OSCE chairman-in-office, Dutch foreign minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer stated today addressing the sitting of the OSCE permanent council in Vienna.  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 |  Latest news U.S., Armenia sign customs deal  According to Armenian customs data, U.S.-Armenian trade reached $670 million last year.Glendale mayor to visit Yerevan Asatryan last visited Armenia in December 2022-January 2023 as she helped establish a partnership between Armenia’s Opera House and Los Angeles Opera.Ucom’s fixed network launches in Nor Hachn City residents will be able to use fixed-line Internet, mobile communications and television in one package at more affordable prices.Ambassador summoned to Russia returns to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has returned to Yerevan more than two weeks after being recalled to Moscow for consultations. |
