SEVERAL ACCEPTABLE VARIANTS OF KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT AVAILABLE AT PRESENT, US MEDIATOR STATEDNovember 24, 2003 - 19:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Principally new solutions of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict are not existing, US co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Rudolf Perina told "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" Russian newspaper. In his words, there are 5-6 more or less acceptable variants for the settlement of the problem. "Nevertheless we are trying to find new approaches, viewing the issue on another angle. We have just been working in this direction this year and new ideas are probable to occur, however these being ideas only but not proposes", - he stated. Nowadays, when the elections are over in Armenia and Azerbaijan, opportunities for the conflict resolving have appeared, Rudolf Perina noted. "If there is a hope to settle the problem, the moment is the most appropriate today. We wish to take the occasion", - the US diplomat noted. "To our mind, the future settlement of the problem as well as the determination of Nagorno Karabakh's status should be worked out in the course of multilateral negotiations and be acceptable for all the parties. Only the decision based on mutual consent will establish peace and stability in the region", - the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair 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 | CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. |