Russia requests Azerbaijan for copy of document on armament delivery to ArmeniaJanuary 16, 2009 - 14:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani media reports on delivery of military hardware to Armenia were studied and turned out to be untrue, Russia's Foreign Minister said."We have carried out an investigation. The man whose last name is mentioned in Azeri reports has never signed any documents," Sergei Lavrov said when commenting on recent publication of a list of military hardware allegedly delivered to Armenia by Russia. "We requested our Azeri counterpart to provide us with a copy of this document for an expertise," he added. At the same time, Mr. Lavrov emphasized that Russia implements military cooperation programs both with Armenia and Azerbaijan. "At that, Armenia, as a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, enjoys preferential terms, and Azerbaijan is well aware of this fact," the Minister said, RIA Novosti reports. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |