Frozen conflicts thaw calamity for South CaucasusNovember 3, 2008 - 15:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The status quo in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is not static. The recent events in Georgia proved that it's not secure either, International Alert's current Secretary General Dan Smith during an Armenian-Azeri conference in Brussels."Thaw of frozen conflicts would be a calamity for the South Caucasus states. War is a defeat of both sides," he said. "Not only people but also communications and pipelines vital for region suffer in armed conflicts." "The goal of International Alert is to prevent armed conflicts in the Caucasus, what is possible though a dialog between publics of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh," he added. For his part, Phil Champain, Director of Programs (Asia and Eurasia), said that the Georgian clashes proved the need to intensify talks on Karabakh. 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 | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. |