OSCE calls on Yerevan and Baku to make full use of MG proposalsJune 10, 2008 - 14:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb met the three Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group in Helsinki on Monday to discuss developments related to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov of the Russian Federation, Ambassador Bernard Fassier of France and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza of the United States, along with Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, briefed Minister Stubb on recent developments, in particular on the meeting between the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan on 7 June in St. Petersburg. Minister Stubb expressed his full support for the work of the Minsk Group Co-Chairs. "Conflict resolution in the OSCE area is a key priority of the Finnish Chairmanship. I encourage Armenia and Azerbaijan to make full use of the Minsk Group Co-Chairs' facilitation and to consider seriously the proposal for the basic principles for resolving the conflict. There is no alternative to a peaceful resolution of the conflict," he said, the OSCE communication unit 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |