  Recent events around Artsakh cause anxiety of RA former foreign ministerJuly 9, 2009 - 23:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian former Foreign Minister Alexander Arzoumanyan expressed anxiety during press conference today, which caused by numerous statements of senior Azerbaijani officials which remained without comments from the Armenian part. "The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group off the common phrases, Azerbaijan gives his views on the Karabakh problem, Armenia is silent, but Karabakh behaves as if this is the problem of Cyprus," Arzoumanyan said. He also expressed concerns since co-chairs have not visited Karabakh the other day. This is for the third time when co-chairs delayed their visit to Karabakh during this year. Ex-minister finds that Armenia became an outsider in the negotiation process, because the co-chairs and other organizations addressing the central issues, Azerbaijan freely declares its solutions, and Armenia is silent and waiting when the international community will come to a consensus and begin to impose their solutions".   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 |  Related sections Topic Latest news Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia  Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said.Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19.Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. |
