Dmitry Medvedev: Karabakh conflict may be resolved in the nearest futureJune 29, 2009 - 22:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Nagorno Karabakh conflict may be resolved in the short-run historic perspective, and Russia will do its best to assist in the process," RF President Dmitry Medvedev told a press conference in Baku after negotiations with his Azeri colleague Ilham Aliev."The most important thing is that those principles exist, and no one denies parties' willingness to view all issues in that spirit and settle the conflict in accordance with basic principles," Medvedev said. "As shown by the recent meeting in St. Petersburg, negotiation parties, i.e. Armenia and Azerbaijan, are willing to eliminate discrepancies in their positions and move forward," Novosti Azerbaijan quotes Russian President as saying. 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. |