  Baku “unable” to attend CIS military events over Armenia, Karabakh December 11, 2012 - 20:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan won’t be able to participate in some of the CIS military cooperation events, the country’s Defense Minister said. “Azerbaijan participates in several events within the framework of the CIS, but rejects some as inexpedient,” Safar Abiyev told journalists after the 63rd meeting of the CIS Defense Ministers' Council. The Minister said Azerbaijan would attend the future events in the Defense Ministers Council format as well as others, accoridng to APA. As a rule, Azerbaijan refrains from participating in joint CIS drills over the conflict with Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia. Partner news  Top stories Last month, renowned Turkish pianist Fazıl Say was also handed a suspended 10-month prison sentence for blasphemy. Recent Azeri “examination” concerns a world-famed soprano Montserrat Caballe who’ll perform and give master classes in Yerevan on June 9. Valadao spoke about the importance of affirming the Genocide at the April 24th Congressional Observance on Capitol Hill. Sergei Lavrov noted that the current "status quo is unacceptable for Azerbaijan, Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh people."   Partner news |  Latest news 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.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.Diplomats say Iran installed 700 high-tech centrifuges The new IR-2m centrifuges are believed to be able to enrich two to five times faster than the old machines.FBI agent kills man in Boston bombings case The agent shot in self-defense in the incident, which occurred at Todashev's house, the law enforcement source said. |
