Sergey Lavrov: considerable distance has been covered on Karabakh problemJuly 8, 2010 - 20:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that a considerable distance has been covered on the Karabakh problem. “Recently, the sixth meeting of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev with his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts was held on the sidelines of the economic forum in Saint Petersburg. Additional instructions have been given based on its results. We expect to meet with the Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of an informal meeting of OSCE Foreign Ministers to take place in Almaty in mid-July,” Lavrov said in an interview to Mir TV Company. 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 | 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”. |