Sergey Mikheev: resumption of hostilities in Karabakh will lead to catastropheJanuary 25, 2011 - 14:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Director of the Center of Political Conjuncture Sergey Mikheev said that the Karabakh conflict should not have a military resolution. “The attempts to impel Yerevan and Baku to military actions will lead to a catastrophe. Resumption of hostilities in the Karabakh conflict zone will result in death of at least 100,000 people from the two sides, as well as will put an end to regional projects,” Mikheev said during Yerevan-Moscow TV space bridge on the Karabakh conflict settlement. “Negotiations, irrespective of how long they last, are better than killing people,” the Russian expert said. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |