Serbia urges UN Security Council meetingFebruary 13, 2008 - 13:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Moscow baked Serbia's call for an urgent meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to discuss Kosovo's expected declaration of independence.Serbia's U.N. Ambassador Pavle Jevremovic said Tuesday his government wants council members to consider "an extremely grave situation" in the Serbian province of Kosovo, where final preparations are taking place for a unilateral declaration of independence. He said such a declaration would violate a 1999 U.N. resolution providing for Kosovo to be administered by the U.N. and NATO troops and Serbia's territorial integrity, the IHT reports. Contrary to U.S. and majority of the EU member states, Moscow opposes unilateral proclamation of Kosovo's independence. Serbia's Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica warned that Belgrade will declare the independence proclamation illegal. 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 | Welcome to CaseKey 2024. Byblos Bank Armenia firmly stands by future innovators Strategic business cases, invaluable experience, innovative approaches and more than 25 events are in store for the participants of CaseKey 2024. Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. At least 2 CSTO members participated in preparing 44-day war against Armenia – PM Nikol Pashinyan has declared that at least two CSTO member countries participated in preparations for the 44-day war against Armenia. |