Peter Semneby: it’s a delicate moment for Karabakh issueNovember 27, 2010 - 11:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby met with Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov. After the meeting, Semneby told the journalists that bilateral relations between the European Union and Azerbaijan, negotiation process on associative agreement, situation in region, solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflict, outcomes of the 3rd Caspian summit held in Baku were in the focus of attention at the meeting. The special representative didn’t make any statement on Nagorno Karabakh conflict. “It’s a delicate moment for Karabakh issue. The co-chairs are in the region. The negotiations are underway. Continuation of negotiations on settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict is a positive aspect,” APA cited Semneby as saying. 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”. |