Baku continues to insist on keeping "indivisibility principle of Azerbaijan" in Karabakh problem resolutionJune 1, 2007 - 21:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Azerbaijan's stance is clear: the Karabakh conflict can be resolved only by keeping the indivisibility principle of the country," Spokesman to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Khazar Ibrahim stated. "Status of Nagorno Karabakh can be determined only in the framework of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity. It will be very difficult to speak about determining any autonomous status till the Azeri and Armenian communities cannot live in peaceful conditions," Khazar Ibrahim underlined, the BBC Russian service reports. In his interview to Associated Press Matthew Bryza stated that "the sides agreed on returning regions adjacent to Nagorno Karabakh, which are under the Armenian control". Meanwhile, RA MFA Acting Spokesman Vladimir Karapetyan, commenting on Bryza's statement told the PanARMENIAN.Net that Armenia's stance in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict problem is well known, and irrespective of who makes such statements and how those statements are commented in the negotiation process, we can only repeat what we have stated a lot of times. "Until the status of Nagorno Karabakh is determined, its right to self-determination is provided, an uninterrupted communication is guaranteed, the Armenian side is not going to speak about insignificant issues," Karapetyan underlined. 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”. |