"Azeri Party Works to Attain Peace in region," Baku AssuresMay 23, 2006 - 13:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Official Baku will again present its "unchanged stand" to the OSCE MG for peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Azeri FM Elmar Mammadyarov stated May 22 when commenting on the coming visit of a high-rank mission of OSCE Minsk Group to Baku May 24-25. In his words, "the Azeri party works to attain peace in the region, thus considering the stepwise option of settlement to be an optimal one." "If stepwise process is reflected, occupied lands around NK will be returned, the displaced persons will go back to their hearths. After that, of course, Azeris, refugees from NK, Shushi, should return to their homes. Economy should function after normal conditions are created for living," he underscored. In the Minister's words, only after that the NK status can be discussed. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |