NKR defense army denies reports on Artsakh soldiers captureJune 24, 2011 - 13:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On the eve of Kazan-hosted Armenia-Russia-Azerbaijan presidential meeting on Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, not only Azerbaijani, but also Armenian media are attempting to exacerbate the situation. As NKR defense army said, several news websites reported alleged capture of 4 NKR army soldiers by Azeri intelligence agents. “Such reports are unfounded lies and misinformation. Karabakh army subdivisions on military duty are maintaining the ceasefire and do not yield to provocations,” the defense army said. 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. |