Military exercise should be eyed as demonstration of force, Azerbaijani expert saysNovember 16, 2010 - 11:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Maneuvers are not a military but a political event, an Azerbaijani expert said. “Military exercise should be eyed as demonstration of force and inflexibility,” Azad Isazade said when commenting on the recent exercise in NKR attended by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. “Presence of President and Defense Minister evidences of the country’s irreconcilability,” Isazade presumed. According to him, the Armenian side wanted to “impress the Azerbaijani leadership on the threshold of the OSCE summit in Astana.” “However, Azerbaijan can conduct a dozen of exercises not only along the line of contact with Nagorno Karabakh but also at the border with Armenia,” day.az quoted Isazade as saying. 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. |