BAKU SHOULD PAY COMPENSATION TO ARMENIANS, WHOSE PROPERTY WAS ILLEGALLY OCCUPIED, UN COMMISSION DOCUMENT SAYSDecember 3, 2004 - 21:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is concerned about "the illegal occupation by refugees and internally displaced persons of properties belonging to Armenians and other ethnic minorities," say the Concluding Observations of the UN ECOSOC, adopted November 26. "The Committee recommends Azerbaijan to take corrective measures to ensure that Armenians and other ethnic minorities whose properties are illegally occupied by refugees and internally displaced persons be provided with adequate compensation or offered alternative accommodation," the document says. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |