French co-chair replacement won’t affect OSCE MG activity - Bahar MuradovaDecember 13, 2011 - 17:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The replacement of OSCE Minsk Group’s French co-chair will not make any change in the activity of the organization, Azeri parliament’s vice speaker, Bahar Muradova said. “Now, were the co-chairing county replaced, the situation would be different. However, the replacement of the French co-chair won’t make any difference, with France’s policy on the issue remaining the same,” Muradova said. “Still, I believe that the new French co-chair will positively affect the settlement of Karabakh conflict,” News.az quoted the vice speaker 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 | 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. |