OSCE MG to Present New Proposals on Karabakh SettlementNovember 1, 2005 - 13:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia), Bernard Fassier (France) and Steven Mann (US) discussed several proposals over peace settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict to be presented for discussion by Azerbaijan and Armenia, MG Russian Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov stated. He reported the Co-Chairs had agreed over the proposals. The Co-Chairs will have individual meetings with Armenian and Azeri FMs Vartan Oskanian and Elmar Mammadyarov and will present the proposals to them in the course of the annual session of the OSCE Foreign Ministers in Ljubljana December 4-5. «Whether the Ministers will meet in Ljubljana is not known yet. It will depend on the outcomes of our talks held on individual basis,» the Russian diplomat added, reported Azeri media. 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |