Moscow against imposing recipes on Karabakh issue to conflicting partiesMarch 3, 2011 - 19:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - OSCE Minsk Group should be the primary negotiating platform in the Karabakh settlement, Russia's permanent representative to the OSCE, Anvar Azimov stated at the meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council. “We are willing to take our best efforts to help the parties achieve the long-awaited settlement,” Azimov said. “Russia's position is consistent and remains unchanged: Moscow is against imposing the recipes on Karabakh issue to conflicting parties,” Azimov added. “Armenian and Azerbaijani sides should be the ones responsible for finding the final version of conflict settlement,” ITAR-TASS quoted him 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 | Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |