Armenian, Azerbaijani, Russian Presidents' meeting to convey impulse to Karabakh talksOctober 22, 2008 - 19:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A meeting between Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian Presidents will convey an impulse to Karabakh talks, a Russian Duma member said."I am confident that a trilateral meeting will help improvement of the situation," Viktor Zavarzin said. "The OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs paid 5 visits to the region during 2008. They decided to brisk up shuttle diplomacy to finally coordinate the basic principles and maintain the progress fixed in the negotiation process earlier," he said. "The resolution of the conflict is possible only with observation of international norms and should satisfy all parties to conflict," he added, United Russia Party's website reports. When in Yerevan, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that the Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan will meet in Moscow in the near future to discuss the Karabakh issue. 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. |