Austria withdrawing its UN peacekeepers from Golan June 11, 2013 - 15:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Austria has begun to withdraw its UN peacekeepers from the Golan, according to The Jerusalem Post. Plans to evacuate 378 Austrians were made after two UN peacekeepers were injured when Syrian rebels rebels seized the Quneitra crossing earlier this month. A witness of Arabic news network Al Jazeera claims to have seen armored personnel-carriers transporting Austrians to the main UN base on the Israeli side of the border. “There isn’t a large number of them but it’s a significant that they’ve already started to come out,” the witness said, adding that Austria is expected to remove the rest of its force later this month.   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. |
