Potential of Peaceful Talks on Karabakh Not Exhausted Yet, Expert SaysMarch 25, 2006 - 16:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. government is optimistic about the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Research Director of the Caspian Studies Project at Harvard University Brenda Shaffer stated. Ms. Shaffer took part in the discussions titled "Energy Security: Turkey and States of the Region" held in Ankara. She noted the importance of the soonest settlement of the conflict from the viewpoint of the security of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan export oil pipeline that is of utter significance for Azerbaijan and the whole region. Noting she does not possess sufficient information on the Rambouillet meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents Brenda Shaffer nevertheless underscored that the potential of the peaceful talks has not been exhausted yet, reported AzerTage news 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |