Azerbaijani ambassador to UAE sacked for stealing caviarMarch 19, 2019 - 12:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on February 25 recalled the country's Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Dashgyn Shikarov, Haqqin.az reports citing the president's office. Shikarov turned out to be involved in a scandal: he was accused of stealing gifts sent by the Azerbaijani government to the President of the United Arab Emirates, the Emir of Abu Dhabi Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and embezzling embassy funds. In particular, according to sources, 10 cans of black caviar were stolen. In addition, a special commission is currently working at the Azerbaijani embassy in Abu Dhabi and investigating the disappearance of half a million dollars. They suspect money embezzlement. On March 7, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov appointed Deputy Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the United Arab Emirates Leyla Suleymanova as charge d'affaires of Azerbaijan to the Emirates. 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 | 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. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |