Azerbaijan's military doctrine to make no mention of Turkey?October 3, 2008 - 20:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - As of today, resumption of hostilities by Azerbaijan is ruled out, according to an Armenian political scientist. "The Azeri warlike rhetoric stopped abruptly, mostly due to Georgia's failure to implement the scenario of Srpska Krajina in the South Caucasus. The attempt to 'unfreeze' Nagorno Karabakh was foiled and I want to thank Saakashvili for it," Alexander Iskandaryan, director of Caucasus Institute said during a round table discussion today. "I would like to mention that Azerbaijan developed a military doctrine which envisaged implementation of a defense policy jointly with Turkey. But this doctrine wasn't passed. Some sources say that Turkey will not be mentioned in the Azeri military doctrine at all," he said. "Baku feels extremely awkward in the light of developing Turkey-Russia relationship. Besides, much depends on Yerevan-Ankara interaction and internal processes in Turkey. So, I can conclude that resumption of Baku's bellicose rhetoric depends on two factors: Armenia's foreign policy and Turkey's domestic affairs," Mr. Iskandaryan 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. |