NKR: Baku media spread misinformation on German delegation visitMay 19, 2007 - 15:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The German Foreign Ministry doesn't possess any data on the visit of some political and public figures as well as entrepreneurs to Nagorno Karabakh," said Nasimi Agayev, second secretary of the Azeri Embassy in Germany. German diplomats said governmental visits to Nagorno Karabakh are not organized, Agayev noted. "Visits of NGO members are not controlled by the government, since they are private. As to presence of a Bundestag member in the delegation, the Foreign Ministry said the information is false. There was no deputy named Markus Gizeke in Bundestag during the recent 15 years," Agayev says, APA reports.An official source in NKR told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that the Azeri side spreads misinformation again. "The German delegation is in NKR on a familiarization visit. The delegation headed by Director of European Academy of Berlin, Professor Ekhart Stratenschulte includes businessmen, political and public figures," the source 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |