"Karabakh Problem: Settlement Prospects" Hearings Started in NKRApril 21, 2006 - 14:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - April 21 on the initiative of the NKR National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs "Karabakh Problem: Settlement Prospects" hearings started in the NKR NA. The conduction of the hearings is conditioned by the recent activities of the international mediators on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. All political forces, factions and parliamentary groups will have a possibility to present their position on the conflict settlement. Chairman of the Armenian National Assembly Armen Rustamian and a number of Armenian political scientists and experts will participate in the hearings, reported IA Regnum. 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”. |