Azerbaijan Rejects Karabakh Any Proposal on CooperationSeptember 12, 2006 - 19:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - «There were no requests for cooperation by Azerbaijan and in general I do not think Baku aims at establishing cooperation and forming a constructive atmosphere," NKR President Arkady Ghoukassian said. In his words, Azerbaijan has other purposes: to create problems over Karabakh and attain the international community denouncing what is going on in Karabakh. "If Azerbaijan had suggested cooperation, we would agree with pleasure," the NKR President said.In the Karabakh leader's words, NKR authorities have addressed similar requests to the Azeri colleagues many times, but these were in vain. "The more we are associated with Azeris, the more there are chances to settle the conflict. We have many problems relating to water, fires and other matters. I am sure that border area residents of Azerbaijan are interested in contacts as well. However, Azeri authorities were always against this,» Ghoukassian said, reports KarabakhOpen. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |