Medvedev: Russia will continue efforts for Karabakh conflict resolutionSeptember 16, 2008 - 17:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan counts for Russia's further participation in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said today after talks with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev. "Despite all difficulties, we think that there are preconditions for a resolution that would satisfy all sides and would base on the international law. We should search for mechanisms of efficient cooperation," he said. For his part, President Medvedev said that "Russia supports direct talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan." "Russia's position is unchangeable: we will facilitate the process to find a mutually admissible solution to the problem," he said, ITAR-TASS 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 | 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. |