  Stepanakert airport location won’t allow Azerbaijan to shoot down civilian planes April 8, 2011 - 15:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The geographical location on Stepanakert airport will not allow Azerbaijan to shoot down civilian planes, according to a military expert. As Artsrun Hovhannesyan stated at news conference in reply to a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter’s question, “in mountainous territories, it’s technically unlikely for any anti-aircraft system to strike rival objects.” As the expert stressed, a stir raised by Azerbaijan concerning possible destruction of civilian planes is a badly organized farce, which merely aimed to test Armenia’s reaction.   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 |  Latest news Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims  Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham).Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |
