OSCE MG US AMBASSADOR CONTENT WITH KARABAKH TALKSMarch 12, 2005 - 07:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - OSCE Minsk Group Ambassador representing the US Steven Mann advises that after making public the report of the fact finding mission, which worked on the "occupied territories of Azerbaijan," to familiarize with it in full, Azertag news agency reported. "People should understand that the report drawn by the OSCE mission aims at promoting the negotiations. The Minsk Group Ambassadors, as well as the US Government also want it," he noted. Not commenting on the report, which will be made public at the sitting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna next Thursday, Steven Mann stated that he would not like to make any conclusions before that time. However, he noted that he believes that "the document drawn by us is exact and detailed, professionally reveals the matter. A group of specialists led by Emily Haber has done a top quality work." Ambassador Mann, who participated in discussions on the topic of the Caspian Gas and Energy Security of Europe in Washington March 10, said he was content with the course of the talks over settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Steven Mann, who is also State Department Advisor for Caspian Basin Energy Diplomacy, says that the Karabakh issue takes most of his time. "I am glad to be busy all the time. This means that the negotiation cycle between the parties continues," he added. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |