Baku committed vital mistake, announcing foreign politicians persona non grataJune 9, 2010 - 15:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman of the Forum of Armenian Associations of Europe (FAAE) Ashot Grigoryan said that the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has committed a vital mistake, announcing famous foreign politicians persona non grata. According to Grigoryan, Baku is at a disadvantage and the article titled “The Promised Land” about Karabakh and NKR elections, which was published by Slovak Tyzden edition, proves this fact. In the article, former speaker of the Slovak National Council and its current member Frantisek Miklosko draws attention to democracy in NKR and as a contradistinction to it points to constitutional reforms in Azerbaijan, which have secured life presidency to Ilham Aliyev. The Azerbaijani authorities have announced five Russian parliamentarians persona non grata for observing the NKR parliamentary elections. French parliamentarians, who visited NKR, may also be included in this list. 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 | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenia Security Council chief to attend Ukraine peace summit Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will take part in the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. |