  Expert: Armenia doesn’t yield to Azerbaijan with arms April 12, 2012 - 16:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia doesn’t yield to Azerbaijan with its arms, even surpasses it with certain types of armament, according to Armenian military expert. As Artsrun Hovhannisyan told a press conference, the arms Azerbaijan recently purchased from Israel are not effective in Nagorno Karabakh. “The drones Azerbaijan purchased from Israel possess no combat power, with no chance to transform them into attack aircrafts,” the expert said. The arms deal between Israel and Azerbaijan is estimated at USD 1,6 bln. Gabriel anti-ship missiles, five Heron and five Searcher UAVs were among the arms Azerbaijan ordered. Partner news  Top stories Prior to the vote, RPA parliamentary group leader Galust Sahakyan announced the party’s decision to vote against the bill. Shavarsh Kocharyan: Baku’s statements on unacceptability of a status quo in Karabakh conflict aim to prevent alteration of the status. At the meeting, the parties focused on the prospects of bilateral relations, and cooperation in the framework of international organizations. Dwelling on the hike in gas prices, Iskandaryan said the change also affected other countries importing Russian gas.   Partner news |  Latest news Russian expert rules out Karabakh war renewal by Armenia  Alexander Krylov: the possibility of the renewal of Karabakh war should not be exaggerated in the face of the balance of power.German scientists ready to include Armenian petroglyphs in UNESCO list The scientists conducted a survey of ancient rock art, with a database of Armenian petroglyphs to be later developed.OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs won’t visit Artsakh French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure said the co-chairs are not planning a visit to Nagorno Karabakh.Penguin reaches $75mln agreement in iBooks price fixing lawsuit In a press release, Penguin's parent company, Pearson, noted it had made a $40 million provision for settlement in its 2012 accounts. |
