Most likely sides to begin preparing Kocharian-Aliev new meeting on MayMarch 15, 2007 - 17:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The OSCE Minsk Group expressed a joint statement on the results of the meeting between Armenian and Azeri foreign ministers. Particularly the statement placed on the OSCE web-site says, "The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Vartan Oskanian, and Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov, met in Geneva on March 14 under the aegis of the three Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia), Ambassador Bernard Fassier (France), and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza (USA) - and in the presence of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman in Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk. The two ministers had a frank and constructive discussion about items raised by the parties since the meeting of Presidents Aliyev and Kocharian in Minsk on November 29, 2006. The ministers provided each other a better understanding of their respective concerns that will allow the parties to pursue discussions on the basic principles for a future settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, as proposed by the Co-Chairs, which remain the core of the negotiations. In that respect, the two foreign ministers agreed to meet again in April 2007 and possibly later on May to prepare grounds for a future presidential summit." 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. |