Baku: Karabakh status and Lachin corridor issues not coordinated yetOctober 6, 2008 - 15:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Official Baku announced that both Azerbaijan and Armenia still fail to agree on the key issues in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process."The status of Nagorno Karabakh and Lachin corridor as well deployment of peacekeeping forces have not been coordinated yet," said Novruz Mammadov, Head of the International Relations Department at the Azerbaijani President's Office. "When in Yerevan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Baku and Yerevan managed to agree on several principles. The statement caused a stir, like other statements of the kind made by the sides earlier. The point is that the conflict is being resolved step by step and the agreements achieved earlier can be implemented only in case the positions on key issues harmonize," he said. "It is not easy to disclose the coordinated points and there is no need to do so, since it can damage the ongoing process, according to him. "The issues under discussion are most important ones. Their coordination will affect other provisions," Mammadov said, Trend 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |