MINSK MEDIATORS FOR NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT REGIONAL VISIT EXPECTED EARLY DECEMBEROctober 31, 2003 - 17:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs will visit the Nagorno Karabakh conflict region within the first ten days of December, as reported by Baku sources, Azeri foreign minister Vilayat Guliyev stated. In his words, the delay of the visit is conditioned by the fact that the new Azerbaijani president should first of all solve "the key internal issues". The visit of the Minsk co-chairs to the region is expected upon the completion of the 11-th sitting held by the foreign ministers of the OSCE member countries, planned December 1-2 in the Dutch town of Maastricht. It should be reminded that deputy to the Azeri foreign minister, the president's special representative at the negotiations on Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement Araz Azimov informed earlier that the issue of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement will be viewed in the course of the Maastricht sitting. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |