  Karabakh Defense Minister promises to travel to Yerevan by plane October 26, 2012 - 15:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Karabakh Defense Minister, Lieutenant General Movses Hakobyan spoke about Stepanakert airport at a news conference. “The rival has a weapon capable of shooting down Stepanakert-bound planes. We, too have ammo to strike Baku airport, but we’re not announcing that for everyone to hear,” the official said. According to Mr. Hakobyan the airport may open as early as in 2012 to operate daily flights to Yerevan. The Minister further promised to take a plane whenever he travels to Yerevan. “I feel uncomfortable traveling the distance by car,” Mr. Hakobyan said. Partner news  Top stories Alexander Lukashenko “hates mediating roles” but can assume one to promote resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. “What’s really dangerous and ridiculous is Azeri blacklist which includes all those who travel to Artsakh,” David Babayan said. Azerbaijan fired over 1500 shots from various caliber weapons towards Karabakh positions, NKR defense army said. Presidents of Russia, U.S., and France are planning to sign a joint statement on Nagorno Karabakh problem.   Partner news |  Latest news Somalia's Islamists threatened to keep attacking ‘disbelievers’  "Our aim is to expel the disbelievers from Muslim lands," Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, al Shabaab's spokesman said.Monet painting fetches £19.7mln at Sotheby’s Purchased at auction in 1996 for $4.2 million, it had been estimated at 15 million pounds to 20 million pounds.Turkish police detain 13 more demonstrators over violence Human rights groups say more than 3,000 people have been detained, then released, since anti-government rallies began.Pirate Bay co-founder sentenced to two years in prison Gottfrid Svartholm Warg was found guilty of hacking into computers at a company that manages data for the Swedish tax authority. |
