Baku hopeful for Tehran's support in Karabakh issueNovember 23, 2007 - 17:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani parliament chairman Ogtay Asadov said he hopes for Iran's support in the Nagorno Karabakh issue. "I hope Iran will continue to exert efforts for peaceful resolution of the conflict," he said during a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel.Asadov pointed to the dynamic development of the Azeri-Iranian ties. The commodity turnover has grown from $380 million to $450 million, he noted. He also informed that juridical cooperation bases between Iran and Azerbaijan bases on 85 bilateral documents. For his part, the Iranian parliament head said that his country attaches importance to development of relations with Azerbaijan in all fields, RIA Novosti 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 | 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”. |