  Upcoming Azeri drills violate int’l arms control obligations: Armenia FM November 4, 2016 - 16:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan’s use of almost all of its armed forces and military equipment in upcoming drills is a violation of its international arms control obligations, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian told German MPs in Berlin. The “large-scale exercises” are slated for November 12-18, Baku said earlier, set to include more than 60,000 military personnel, over 50 aircraft, more than 150 tanks and armored vehicles, as well as up to 700 missile and artillery systems. “Azerbaijan keeps escalating the situation in Nagorno Karabakh, and the upcoming exercise is a manifestation of provocations,” Nalbandian said as he met with German lawmakers at the Friedrich Ebert Foundation on Friday, November 4. “This is Azerbaijan’s response to calls by the OSCE Minsk Group for pushing the negotiation process forward.” After briefing the Bundestag members on Azerbaijan’s large-scale military attack against Karabakh in early April, the Armenian foreign policy chief came to address Armenia-EU relations and those with Germany.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates  Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan.Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |
