  Karabakh population must express its opinion March 12, 2010 - 11:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nagorno Karabakh representatives have to sooner or later become involved in conflict settlement negotiations, according to OSCE MG Co-Chair Bernard Fassier . “People, who’ve resided in Nagorno Karabakh before the war, have to speak out. A time will come for Karabakh people to be more actively involved in negotiation process,” he said at 73rd NATO PA Rose Roth seminar in Yerevan. Drawing parallels between Karabakh conflict and Kosovo issue, the Co-Chair noted: “Those two instances can’t be compared. Kosovo faced an internal conflict on the territory of one state. Karabakh conflict is also an internal problem, yet both Armenia and Azerbaijan are involved in it.” According to the expert, Kosovo precedent forced Azerbaijan to show more caution in Karabakh conflict settlement issue. “What was an option for Kosovo can’t be realized in Karabakh,” the French mediator emphasized.   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 |  Topic Latest news Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri.Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |
