China calls on Armenia, Azerbaijan for restrainJuly 1, 2010 - 18:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - China has called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to demonstrate restraint in Nagorno Karabakh issue. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang made the remarks when commenting on commenting on June 18 incident at the line of contact between NKR and Azeri armed forces. "China consistently holds a clear stance on the Nagorno Karabakh issue," Qin said, adding that China hopes the disputes will be settled peacefully. Stressing that there is no change in China's stance, Qin expressed hope that the parties involved have enough political wisdom to find a solution through negotiation and dialogue. He said such an outcome is in the interests of both Azerbaijan and Armenia, as well as regional peace, stability and development, Xinhua reported. 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. |