Azerbaijan withdrew draft resolution on Karabakh from voting at UN General AssemblySeptember 10, 2010 - 01:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 9 Azerbaijan withdrew its proposed draft resolution A/64/L.57 from consideration and voting at the UN General Assembly, requesting to move the relevant agenda item to the agenda of the 65th Session of the GA. “We are thankful to all those UN member states and in particular to the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries, which through their stance prevented Azerbaijan from deviating and damaging the negotiation process of the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh problem and not allowing the adoption of an unconstructive draft resolution presented by Azerbaijan in the UNGA. The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs’ field-assessment mission in the territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh is in no way connected to the draft resolution proposed by Azerbaijan at the UNGA. In their statement of September 6, 2010, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs noted that an agreement had been reached with the sides about the field-assessment mission already before summer, that is, weeks ahead of Azerbaijan’s submission of the draft resolution to the UNGA. Azerbaijan should refrain from its continuous attempts to shift the settlement process, currently underway within the Minsk Group framework, to other formats and it should refrain from provocative and bellicose statements and actions so that the negotiation process could proceed in a more constructive and effective course.” stated in the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia. 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. |