Ilham Aliyev: We Approach Last Stage of Karabakh TalksNovember 29, 2006 - 17:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "For three years already the talks in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict have proceeded within the Prague Process that included numerous meetings of Presidents and Foreign Ministers. We have overcome certain stages and are approaching the last one," Azeri President Ilham Aliyev told AzTV. In his words, all the questions were considered during these three years and the positions of the states have been completely formed. "Now we are at a stage when the future of the negotiation process depends on us. From this standpoint I give a positive estimation to the latest meeting. We held serious talks and discussed vexed points. We coordinated the issues that were not settled before but there certainly remain items on which our opinions differ. However we discussed them as well. Azerbaijan's position is unchangeable. We stand for the settlement of the conflict within the principle of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity," the Azeri President said, reports Azeri Press. 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”. |