  Russia denies its planes violated Finnish airspace August 24, 2012 - 23:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Russian Defense Ministry on Friday, Aug 24 denied Russian planes violated Finnish airspace, RIA Novosti reported. The Finnish defense ministry said on its website that “a Russian military plane is suspected of violating the airspace of Finland in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland on the evening of August 23, 2012.” The incident is being investigated by the Finnish border guard service. “There was no Finnish airspace violation by Russia,” a spokesman for Russia’s Western Military District said. Another military spokesman, Col. Andrei Bobrun, said the airspace violation was not detected by St. Petersburg-based aviation traffic control center and the Russian air defense in the area.   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 |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
