OSCE MG spares no effort to have Yerevan and Baku sign document on Basic PrinciplesJuly 18, 2009 - 15:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - OSCE MG Co-Chairs anticipated Armenian and Azeri leaders to reach progress during their meeting in Moscow. But they saw no positive result, Head of Hay Dat office Kiro Manoyan told a news conference in Yerevan. "As shown by recent developments, mediators exerted pressures on Armenia in an attempt to satisfy Turkey which seeks to propose NKR conflict settlement as a precondition for normalizing ties with Armenia," he noted.Mr. Manoyan also introduced ARFD Dashnaktutyun's remarks regarding Madrid principles. We find that NKR representatives should be directly involved in talks after the publication of those principles," he said, adding that the updated version of the document neither reflects the current situation nor considers the developments that took place after 1988. "Today, it is impossible to ignore the fact that NKR people have twice expressed their will through referendums (in 1991 and in 2006). Conducting a new referendum is simply pointless," Manoyan stated. The speaker did not have serious expectations of Sargsyan-Aliev-Medvedev trilateral meeting, but was convinced that mediators will spare no effort to have Yerevan and Baku sign the document by the end of the current year. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |