Semneby going to visit Karabakh in SeptemberJuly 23, 2007 - 15:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "I am planning to visit Nagorno Karabakh in September," EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Mr Peter Semneby said Saturday in Baku. He said he discussed the ways of settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and wondered at the absence of progress after the Saint Petersburg presidential meeting."The European Union will seek for ways of improving relations between the two states, as it is mentioned in the Action Plans. But it doesn't mean that the EU attempts to compete with the OSCE Minsk Group and has an intention to replace it. We wish we could promote efforts of the MG," Mr Semneby said. He appreciated the recent mutual visit of the Armenian and Azeri intellectuals. All should be done to build trust between the sides and media plays an important role in it, he added, Day.az reports. 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 | CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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. |