NKR NA: UN resolution to become topic of Azerbaijan's political demagogyMarch 17, 2008 - 15:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan's resolution on Nagorno Karabakh will have no legal effect, said Vahram Atanesyan, chairman of the NKR NA committee on external relations."World powers and, first of all, OSCE Minsk Group co-chair states voted against the document. Tendencies of the world politics vividly demonstrate that fundamental problems are settled via political legal acts but via adoption of resolutions," he said. "This resolution, however, will become a topic of Azerbaijan's political demagogy, which will not affect the settlement process," he added, Karabakh-Open.com reports. On March 14, with 39 votes in favor, 7 against and 100 abstentions, the UN General Assembly adopted the resolution "On the situation on the occupied territories of Azerbaijan." 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |