Karabakh: PACE Highlights Peaceful Resolution OnlySeptember 11, 2006 - 14:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "It's inadmissible for members of the Council of Europe, which undertook peaceful co-existence as a basis, to experience a conflict like the Nagorno Karabakh one," President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Rene van der Linder said. He voiced hope that the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan with the assistance of the Council of Europe and other international organizations will proceed with the dialogue and achieve a final peaceful resolution. "Our aim is to render the essential assistance in order to prevent any opposition between two members of the CoE," he said. "Even if provided by law and political defense expediency, a CoE member must not unleash war. War is ruled out. We give priority to a decision that is achieved by peaceful means only, via dialogue and negotiations. If either of the sides launches war, it will bring to serious discussions in the PACE and the membership of the state in the Council of Europe will be questioned," the PACE President said, reported Trend new 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. |