GUAM Requested to Involve Regional Conflicts in UN GA AgendaNovember 23, 2005 - 17:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Members of GUAM regional organization - Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine - consider that international mediation in the solving of protracted conflicts in the Black Sea/South Caucasus regions was fruitless. Thus, they proposed to consider examination of protracted conflicts a priority at the UN General Assembly 60th session. A joint letter of permanent representatives of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to the UN contains a request to include a new item, titled "Protracted conflicts in the Black Sea/South Caucasus Regions and Their Consequences for International Peace, Stability and Security, in the 60th session agenda, reported the UN Press Center. The explanatory note attached to the letter underscores that protracted conflicts in eastern regions of Moldova, Abkhazia, Tskhinvali, South Ossetia in Georgia and Nagorno Karabakh pose serious threat to international peace and security, sovereignty and territorial integrity of three UN member states, reported Trend agency. 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. |