Baku: Kosovo and Karabakh do not have any similaritiesMarch 1, 2007 - 17:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Official Baku does not consider the Kosovo plan as a precedent for the Nagorno Karabakh. Commenting on OSCE MG Russian Co-Chair Yuri Merzlyakov's statement that Russia's stance and his personal position is that the possible adoption of the Kosovo plan by the UN Security Council is a precedent for Nagorno Karabakh, Azeri MFA Press Secretary Khazar Ibrahim said, "Kosovo should not be considered with conflicts on the GUAM territory. Moreover, Kosovo and Karabakh do not have any similarities and have different histories." Kh. Ibrahim stressed that "any type of autonomy for Nagorno Karabakh must be in the framework of the Constitution of Azerbaijan." The MFA representative also said that currently the main goal is to "stop occupation, return of displaced persons, reestablishment of demographic balance and formation of normal relations among local residents." 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 | Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. 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. |