Armenia to attend SCO Peaceful Mission-2007 exercise as observerApril 10, 2007 - 19:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Military experts from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have launched today the third round of consultations on preparation and conduction of a joint anti-terror command and staff exercise Peaceful Mission-2007 to be held August 9-17 in China and Chelyabinsk region of Russia.Defense Ministers and military of six states serving on the SCO - Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan - will arrive in South Ural. Over 4 000 servicemen will take part in the exercise to be observed by representatives from Belarus, Armenia and military attachés accredited in Moscow, UralBusinessConsulting reports. 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 | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. 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. |