PROTEST AGAINST PARTICIPATION OF ARMENIAN OFFICERS IN NATO EXERCISES IN BAKU OF FORMAL NATURE, ARMENIAN DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER SUPPOSESSeptember 10, 2004 - 19:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "If Armenian officers receive authorization for entry to Baku, the Azeri party will have to secure them," stated Deputy Defense Minister of Armenia Yuri Khachaturov, when commenting on the question of expedience of Armenia's participation in the NATO exercises in Baku from the point of view of security. "The protests periodically heard in Baku against the participation of Armenian officers are of formal nature," Y. Khachaturov stated. It should be reminded that Cooperative Best Effort - 2004 multinational exercises within the framework of Partnership for Peace NATO program will be held in Azerbaijan September 13-26. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |