Russia can contribute to signing of peace agreement on Karabakh, Azeri MP saysApril 14, 2011 - 18:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani parliament member Zahid Oruj believes that Russia is interested in the Karabakh conflict settlement. “Russia’s activity may lead to signing of the so-called big peace agreement on Karabakh,” Oruj said, commenting on Russia’s intention to organize a new meeting between the Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Minister to prepare another round of negotiations between the countries’ Presidents. “Moscow conceives that resumption of hostilities becomes inevitable under the current conditions, given the expansion of Azerbaijan’s military might. Thus, Russia wants to achieve a progress in the negotiation process. Otherwise, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev would not have organized meetings between the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents since 2008 just for his reputation,” Interfax quoted Oruj as saying. 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 | Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. |