French Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls for progress in NKR conflict settlementMay 12, 2009 - 20:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French Ministry of Foreign Affairs is satisfied with the meeting of Armenian and Azeri Presidents on May 7 in Prague, French MFA official announcement said. "Prague meeting was the 4th within the year. The meeting proved constructive character of Armenian-Turkish negotiations, allowing to decide on a number of possible compromises over issues submitted for discussion by Co-Chairs in the end of 2007 in Madrid." "France, as a MG OSCE Co-Chair, along with Russia and USA, continues with its efforts towards just and peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict. We call for further progress in NKR conflict settlement. We're concerned about the fact that while it's been 15 years since ceasefire agreement was signed, the conflict still results in victims. We call for parties to observe the agreement terms," French MFA statement run. 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. |