NAGORNO KARABAKH NOT PLAN TO CONDUCT JOINT MANOEUVRES WITH ABKHAZIA, SOUTH OSETIA AND PREDNISTROVIE

September 17, 2002 - 18:55 AMT  02:17 GMT
That has been stated today at the NKR MFA.

LATVIAN PARLIAMENT HEAD SUGGESTS NEW FORMAT OF COOPERATION ON LEVEL OF SPEAKERS OF BALTIC STATES AND SOUTH CAUCASUS

September 17, 2002 - 18:55 AMT  02:17 GMT
This was spoken about at the meeting of the Latvian parliament head and the Armenian parliamentary delegation led by Armen Khachatrian in Riga.

SWEDISH COMPANY FINANCING AZERBAIJANI ARMY?

September 13, 2002 - 05:00 AMT  02:17 GMT
Apparently, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense has serious financial difficulties. A country that boasts of having rich oil and gas resources does not have enough money to sustain its armed forces. To solve the problem, President Heydar Aliyev recently signed a decree on creation of a Fund to help the national army. The government considers it the only way to feed its soldiers. “We hope that this way we will be able to satisfy the needs of the army,” Head of the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense Ramiz Melikov said.
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