Baku and international community can't offer proper security model to KarabakhJuly 25, 2009 - 15:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nagorno Karabakh conflict was the struggle of the Armenian national minority against Azeri aggression, an expert said. "Not only Armenians of Karabakh but also Muslim minorities were subjected to ethnic and religious discrimination in Azerbaijan. Presently, prosecution of Lezgins and Avars living in the north of Azerbaijan has reached peak," said Eduard Abrahamyan, expert at Mitq analytical center. "Self-determination of Karabakh people has served as example for other national minorities of Azerbaijan. And the fact is that neither Azerbaijan nor the international community can offer proper security model to NKR," he said, adding that national monitories of Azerbaijan are actually Armenia's allies in the region. 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. |