OSCE MG to negotiate with Armenian and Azeri Foreign Ministers in MoscowJuly 19, 2008 - 14:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement will be discussed in Moscow next week."Negotiations with Foreign Ministers Edward Nalbandian of Armenia and Elmar Mammadyarov of Azerbaijan are expected," said Yuri Merzlyakov, Russian Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group. "The Ministers have already agreed to meet. We should exact the date and format," he said, adding that the talks will be held on basis of Madrid principles, Trend Azeri news agency 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 | 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”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. Armenia: 28 protesters arrested after clash with police The Investigative Committee of Armenia has announced the arrest of 28 participants of an opposition demonstration. International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. |