RF MFA: process of conflict’s peace resolution does not depend on elections in NKRMay 24, 2010 - 13:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Official representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry Andrey Nesterenko said that Russia, France and the U.S., as Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, issued a joint statement on the Karabakh conflict settlement. “I can add that Moscow supports the principle of Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity, as well as other basic norms and principles of the international law. It is known that we do not recognize Nagorno Karabakh as an independent state. We strongly believe that its future status should be determined without application of force, as a result of political negotiations among all parties within the framework of the Minsk process. Besides, Moscow does not think that the process of the conflict’s peace settlement could depend on holding elections in Nagorno Karabakh. As for Russia, in close interaction with its partners in the OSCE Minsk Group (Russia, France and the U.S.), it will continue assisting Azerbaijanis and Armenians in finding a compromise in the Karabakh issue,” Nesterenko said in his comments on the parliamentary elections in Nagorno Karabakh on May 23, 2010. 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. |