Azerbaijan's position on Karabakh weakenDecember 16, 2008 - 13:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan's positions on resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict with territorial integrity as a main principle, have weakened, according to an Azeri observer."Armenia has been the only country opposing introduction of the principle of territorial integrity in the OSCE resulting documents so far. Now, there is one more country - Russia - which is the co-chair of the OSCE MG," writes Rauf Mirkadyrov, Mirror newspaper observer. "With recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Russia will never support resolution of frozen conflicts in the framework of territorial integrity of states, thus becoming Armenia's ally in this issue," the article says. "To all appearance, this fact compelled Azerbaijan to circulate a document on its stand on the Karabakh problem during the OSCE ministerial council meeting in Helsinki." 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |