Azerbaijanis leaving areas bordering Armenia due to lack of gasFebruary 17, 2018 - 15:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The population of Azerbaijan’s Shinikh region, which borders Armenia, have started leaving their homes due to a lack of gas in the area, Haqqin.az reports. They were forced to turn to the country’s defense minister, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov for help. A group of villagers from the villages Zamanli and Mor-Mor have asked Hasanov to use his authority to raise the issue of gasification of the settlements. The villagers have repeatedly appealed to various official instances and the media, but have not achieved any visible results. The situation ultimately became so unbearable that people started to leave the area. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. |