Moscow awaiting Baku response to Medvedev's proposalOctober 23, 2008 - 15:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia's activation in the Nagorno Karabakh process is conditioned by its regional interests, said Vasily Istratov, Russia's Ambassador to Azerbaijan. "Moscow is awaiting Baku's response to President Medvedev's proposal for a trilateral presidential meeting. The OSCE Minsk Group has worked out a number of solutions, but they have not been accepted as they did not satisfy all of the sides. There should be no competition between the formats. They should complement each other," Amb. Istratov said. "The situation in the Caucasus is complicated" he regretted. "This means that we should seek for solutions and reach an agreement," he said, Trend Azeri news agency reports. When in Yerevan, Dmitry Medvedev said, "I am hopeful that the sides in the Karabakh conflict are ready to fix progress in the negotiation process. The Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan will meet in Moscow in the near future to discuss the issue. Russia will continue search for mutually acceptable decision on Karabakh." 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 | Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. |