Obama: U.S. ready to assist achieve a framework agreement on KarabakhJuly 14, 2011 - 15:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov, who is on official visit in the United States, met with U.S. President Barack Obama . During the meeting the parties discussed the process of Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. President Obama thanked Foreign Minister Lavrov for his efforts regarding Nagorno-Karabakh and underscored the U.S. commitment to achieve a framework agreement, according to the White House official website. It is supposed that within the framework of Washington visit, Lavrov presented to Obama the details of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s personal messages conveyed to Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan last week. Yerevan and Baku expressed readiness to scrutinize the message and give reply. 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 | 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. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |