  Ban Ki-moon: UN ready to contribute to peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict  October 19, 2010 - 16:36 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that he supports peaceful settlement of all conflicts, including the Karabakh issue. “The OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs are performing their mission and the United Nations can make its contribution to resolution of the conflict,” he said. “We are also inspired by the recently held Armenian-Turkish dialogue,” UN Secretary-General added. On October 18, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Strasbourg, France, where he will address the Council of Europe on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights.   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 |  Topic Latest news Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy  Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said.Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani.POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |
