EU: OSCE must undertake more stimulative steps to settle Karabakh problemAugust 2, 2007 - 15:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Euiropean Commission has promised Azerbaijan assistance in some spheres, head of the Europe House in Azerbaijan Wolfgang Sporrer stated. He said, here is included assistance in "returning refugees and internally displaced persons to their permanent residence places, mine clearing of territories and reconstruction of destroyed houses". "But we cannot yet speak about assigning means for the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, since there exist no concrete political decision. We encourage activities of the Minsk Group, but we realize that the OSCE must undertake more stimulative steps," Wolfgang Sporrer stated, "Trend" 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |