Medvedev: Russia will continue efforts for Karabakh conflict resolutionSeptember 16, 2008 - 17:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan counts for Russia's further participation in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said today after talks with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev. "Despite all difficulties, we think that there are preconditions for a resolution that would satisfy all sides and would base on the international law. We should search for mechanisms of efficient cooperation," he said. For his part, President Medvedev said that "Russia supports direct talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan." "Russia's position is unchangeable: we will facilitate the process to find a mutually admissible solution to the problem," he said, ITAR-TASS reports. 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. |