Dubien: Russia to dominate France, U.S. in Karabakh processMay 2, 2011 - 15:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Director of the Institute of International and Strategic Relations (IRIS), Editor-in-Chief of Eurasia Intelligence Report, expert for Russia and post-Soviet countries Arnaud Dubien said that Russia will have greater influence than France and the U.S. in the Karabakh conflict settlement. “Russia tries to carry out a parallel process. There is the OSCE Minsk Group’s format and there are separate negotiations led by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev with his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts Sargsyan and Aliyev. Anyway, it does not mean that Russia can solve all the matters itself and, in my opinion, Russia conceives it,” he said. 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 | “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. |