France to spare no effort for Karabakh conflict peaceful resolutionNovember 28, 2008 - 14:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - France will spare no effort for peaceful resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the French President said."I was glad to know about the encouraging results of the trilateral Moscow talks," Nicolas Sarkozy said in a letter to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. "The year of 2009 will be unique and practical for a resolution of the conflict and we should seize this opportunity. France is willing to make its contribution to the process to make Caucasus a zone of peace and progress," reads the letter posted on the Azeri leader's website. 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 | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |