Azerbaijan considers preservation of status quo “impossible”December 23, 2010 - 17:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Karabakh conflict settlement talks should continue based on the UN Charter, Helsinki Final Act as well as those statements adopted in L’Aquila and Muskoka, according to Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov. As he noted, the work over the reviewed Madrid document is in progress. “Hopefully, next year the issue will be finalized. Azerbaijani side seeks to start working on peace agreement.” “Armenian authorities should understand that preservation of current status quo is impossible,” 1news.az cited Mammadyarov 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 | 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. |