President Sargsyan confirms Armenia’s adherence to peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflictJanuary 18, 2011 - 19:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - To normalize relations, Armenia attempted to compromise with Turkey, however failing to see adequate political will on behalf of Ankara, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan stated. As the Armenian leader stressed at news conference in Athens, to join EU, Ankara should come to terms with its past and establish civilized relations with neighbors. As the President noted, during the meeting with his Greek counterpart, he confirmed Armenia’s adherence to peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict, within OSCE MG framework. Dwelling on Armenia-Greece cooperation, President Sargsyan stressed the readiness of both countries to develop bilateral cooperation in various sectors, as well as in the framework of international organizations, presidential press service 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 | 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. |