Journalist Ernest Vardanyan’s mother sent letter to Russian President, German ChancellorJune 9, 2010 - 17:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tamara Shagoyan, the mother of Ernest Vardanyan, a journalist, who was arrested in Tiraspol on accusations of espionage issued a statement slamming the actions of the Moldovan authorities. “All letters and statements, where Ernest Vardanyan allegedly pleads guilty of the espionage, are false. They prove that he is a victim of political games and hostage to the authorities,” Mrs. Shagoyan said. She also addressed a letter to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. 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. |