Azerbaijani side interested in trips to KarabakhJuly 7, 2009 - 13:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijanii media reports and comments concerning Armenian and Azei intellectuals' recent initiative present distortion of real facts, NKR Foreign Ministry says in a release. By expressing consent to host Armenian and Russian intellectuals under the leadership of Armenian and Russian Ambassadors to Russia Armen Smbatyan and Polad Bulbologlu and Russian President's Envoy for International Cultural Cooperation Mikhail Shvydkoy, NKR leadership demonstrated its successive goodwill gesture, reiterating its commitment to peaceful settlement of NKR conflict, says the release. "As regards certain divergences concerning Azeri delegation's staff and route, it was changed at NKR's demand. Milli Majilis deputy Khavva Mamedova and delegation member Chingiz Ismayilov were removed from delegation list because of their anti-Karabakh and anti-Armenian statements. Considering Azeri side's interest in the trip, we can easily assume that official Baku seeks ways to make radical changes in negotiation format and conduct direct talks with NKR. Such mutual visits are quite notable in terms of their impulse aiming to relax tension between conflicting parties. That's first of all because Azerbaijani intellectuals made sure once again that they were dealing with an accomplished state which overcame difficulties and obstacles caused by Azerbaijani aggression, and now has excellent pre-requisites for achieving international recognition," the release goes on saying. 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |