Pristina adopted statement on independence proclamation February 17February 16, 2008 - 15:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Pristina has adopted a statement of intent to proclaim independence on February 17. The scenario includes the festivities to be held in Kosovo on Sunday.The celebrations will start upon an extra session of the Kosovo parliament and end in fireworks. The two-hour session is expected to be followed by a news conference with participation of Prime Minister Thaci and President Sejdiu, СТА reports. As Kosovo prepared to declare its independence Sunday, the Serbian president, Boris Tadic, vowed he would never recognize an independent Kosovo, indicating that Belgrade would downgrade, but not necessarily break, diplomatic relations with any government that recognized Pristina. "I will never give up the fight for our Kosovo," Tadic, a moderate, said Friday as he was formally sworn in for a new five-year term, giving the clearest indication yet that the independence declaration would not be met by violence or war. He said bilateral ties with countries that recognized Kosovo would be circumscribed, but added that a possible decision by Belgrade to withdraw ambassadors would "not mean it would stop communicating with those countries or cut ties with those countries." 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 | 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. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |