Armenia against any distortion of Karabakh talks essenceMay 8, 2008 - 19:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met Wednesday with OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut to discuss the ways of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, cooperation with the OSCE Yerevan Office and a number of issues referring to the OSCE/ODIHR reports on the Armenian presidential election, the RA MFA press office said. The Armenian Minister briefed on the meetings held with the OSCE Minsk Group and Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov. "Yerevan appreciates highly the OSCE Minsk Group's efforts for resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and is willing to continue talks on the basis of Madrid proposals," he said, adding that Armenia stands against any moves distorting the essence of the talks. Minister Nalbandian expressed satisfaction with the level of cooperation with the OSCE Yerevan Office and presented the activities of the Armenian government aimed for establishment of public confidence and dialog between various political forces. 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. |