Astrakhan presidential statement is of humanitarian nature, RF President saysOctober 28, 2010 - 13:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Although meetings between Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents often proceed in a tough atmosphere, they are very useful, Russian President stated. “The joint statement adopted upon the results of the October 27 trilateral meeting is of humanitarian nature. It envisages trust building measures, exchange of POWs and return of the bodies of killed,” Dmitry Medvedev said. “We have done much to hope for development of a coordinated package of basic principles before the OSCE summit in Astana. Russia will continue efforts to gain results, although the great deal of work is still to be done,” he said. 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”. |