  Kazakhstan takes significant mediator efforts in settlement of Karabakh issue  October 29, 2010 - 15:21 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Kazakhstan, as OSCE chairing country, is taking significant mediator efforts in the settlement of Karabakh issue, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev stated. Addressing the participants of St. Petersburg-hosted international conference on Kazakhstan’s OSCE chairmanship, he said “we continue to keep protracted conflicts in the scope of our attention.” “5 + 2 format consultations on Transdniestria problem were held in May 2010 under the aegis of current OSCE chairman. We’re also taking significant mediator efforts in the settlement of Karabakh issue,” Nazarbayev said, Kazakhstanskaya Pravda 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 |  Topic Latest 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”. |
