No progress to be observed in Karabakh conflict resolution unless Baku changes its stanceMarch 16, 2011 - 19:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 16, President of the Republic of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan received the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, ambassadors Robert Bradtke of the U.S., Igor Popov of Russia and Bernard Fassier of France, as well as personal representative of the OSCE chairman-in-office Andrzej Kasprzyk. The Karabakh conflict settlement was in the focus of the meeting. The parties noted that a military resolution of the conflict is absolutely unacceptable. Sahakyan welcomed the willingness of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs to elaborate mechanisms for revealing the cases of the ceasefire violation. The President once again drew the negotiators' attention to the destructive stance of Baku and urged to use all means possible for changing it. According to Sahakyan, no progress will be observed in the Karabakh conflict resolution, unless Baku changes its stance. NKR Foreign Minister Georgy Petrosyan and other officials participated in the meeting, the Central Information Department of the Artsakh President's Office 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. 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. |