Iran awaiting Baku and Yerevan's response to its offer for mediationOctober 4, 2008 - 14:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran is hopeful that Armenia and Azerbaijan will have their say about Iran's proposal for mediation in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process in the near future."Iran is one of the countries of the region. So, it offered to mediate tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia for soonest resolution of the Karabakh conflict," said Nasir Hamidi Zare, Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan. "Iran will do everything in its power for establishment of normal relations between the countries of the region," he added, the Azeri Press Agency 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 | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |