Russia can contribute to signing of peace agreement on Karabakh, Azeri MP saysApril 14, 2011 - 18:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani parliament member Zahid Oruj believes that Russia is interested in the Karabakh conflict settlement. “Russia’s activity may lead to signing of the so-called big peace agreement on Karabakh,” Oruj said, commenting on Russia’s intention to organize a new meeting between the Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Minister to prepare another round of negotiations between the countries’ Presidents. “Moscow conceives that resumption of hostilities becomes inevitable under the current conditions, given the expansion of Azerbaijan’s military might. Thus, Russia wants to achieve a progress in the negotiation process. Otherwise, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev would not have organized meetings between the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents since 2008 just for his reputation,” Interfax quoted Oruj 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 | 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”. |