Azerbaijan must refuse OSCE MG interference, Baku believesMarch 1, 2011 - 20:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - OSCE MG is unable to contribute to Karabakh conflict settlement, according to Azerbaijan’s Social-Democratic party co-chair. As Araz Azlizadeh noted, neither the MG nor CoE possess any leverage or authority on international scene. “This is why Azerbaijan must refuse MG interference and make UN Security Council in charge of the issue, the Security Council being authorized to impose political, economic and military bans,” the political expert said. As the expert noted, Azerbaijan should get ready for a war, in case it wants Armenia to “return” the lands, ANS PRESS 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |