Azeri media interprets Gerard Depardieu’s words out of contextNovember 22, 2010 - 21:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Renowned French actor Gerard Depardieu called on his compatriots to participate in donation campaign organised by Hayastan All Armenian Fund. The appeal of the French actor was posted on YouTube video-sharing website, where he said, “dear friends, I urge you to contribute to humanitarian actions of Hayastan All Armenian Fund.” According to earlier reports of Azeri media, the actor denied calling for financial support to Karabakh authorities within the framework of Hayastan All Armenian Fund program. Azeri media may be unaware that the Fund is engaged in organisation of humanitarian programs to support Armenia and Artsakh. This year, Fund activities are aimed at improvement of water supply in Martuni, Hadrut, Askeran and Berdzor. As freelance French journalist Jean Eckian told PanARMENIAN.Net the funds raised as of today this year are ten percent more than in 2009, when France collected 1.3 million euros. Related links: 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. |