Aliyev cannot decide what he wants – peace or warNovember 18, 2010 - 16:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev expressed gratitude to his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev for his active participation in negotiations on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. “Our meetings are of regular nature, we have the opportunity to discuss our relations in detail,” Aliyev said, adding that personal participation of the Russian President in the conflict resolution plays an important and positive role. “Hopefully, we will manage to record a progress in the process and ensure peace and security in the region,” the Azerbaijani President said. Aliyev noted that the conflict resolution is possible only based on norms and principles of the international law, resolutions of international organizations, as well as principles reflected in international declarations, RIA Novosti reported. 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. |