Peter Semneby: U.S. will use Hillary Clinton’s visit to move Karabakh conflict settlement forwardJuly 1, 2010 - 20:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby said that the upcoming visit of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Baku is important for the Karabakh conflict settlement. “Since the U.S. is OSCE Minsk Group’s Co-Chair country, I strongly believe that the visit of Hillary Clinton to Azerbaijan will play a role in the Karabakh conflict resolution,” Peter Semneby told a press conference in Baku. According to him, the U.S. intends to use this visit to move the Karabakh conflict settlement forward, 1news.az 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |