Baku insists on NATO’s involvement in Karabakh conflict settlementMarch 23, 2011 - 20:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The relations between Azerbaijan and NATO, as well as Azerbaijani parliament and NATO Parliamentary Assembly are developing dynamically, First Vice Speaker of parliament, head of the Azerbaijani delegation to NATO PA Ziyafat Asgarov said at the 76th Rose Roth seminar of NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Tbilisi. Ziyafat Asgarov does not consider it right that NATO is not involved in the solution of Karabakh conflict. “We raise this issue at the plenary meetings of the NATO. Of course, NATO does not deal with the solution of these conflicts. OSCE Minsk Group is dealing with Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, with NATO preferring not to interfere, which we believe is a wrong approach. Still, NATO can not stand aside from the solution of this problem. We talked with Mr. Lamers about it. We will raise the issue at this seminar,” he said. 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”. |