OSCE: Although MG efforts have not resulted in any breakthrough, parties continue talksNovember 27, 2007 - 18:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On the threshold of the sitting of the OSCE Council of Foreign Ministers an annual OSCE magazine was published in Madrid. Commenting on the outcomes of 2007, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos called it the year of ordeals."Throughout 2007, the Co-Chairpersons of the Minsk Group, with the active support of the Personal Representative of the Spanish Chairmanship, Josep Borrell Fontelles, have continued their efforts to facilitate a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Although these intensive mediation efforts have not resulted in any breakthrough, the parties remain committed to continuing the negotiations and finding a common vision to overcome their remaining differences," he said. He also welcomed Kazakhstan's bid for OSCE chairmanship. "This is the first post soviet state to take an initiative that opens a way to Central Asia. The magazine also contains remarks by Foreign Affairs Minister Ilkka Kanerva of Finland that will assume OSCE chairmanship in the OSCE in 2008, the OSCE press office reported. 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”. |