Armenian MOD Head: Oil Dollars Will Not Help Azerbaijan in This CaseMarch 7, 2006 - 13:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Though the role of oil dollars is huge, they will not help in this case. During the years of cease-fire firm engineering constructions were built and Armenian troops have good defense positions," Secretary of the National Security Council at the President of Armenia, Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan said in the course of a meeting with Russian journalists, when commenting on Baku readiness to solve the Karabakh issue by force. S. Sargsyan was puzzled with harsh and aggressive statements of Azeri party. "These statements smell like blackmail. If the Azeri party has the goal of solving the issue by force, why to trumpet it all over the world? They want to warn us to give us an opportunity to be more prepared to it? Or do they want to notify the international community in order for the latter to ask them or prohibit them? It is not quite understandable," S. Sargsyan said. Having informed that the personnel of the Armed Forces of Armenia numbers 45 thousand today, the Armenian Minister said, "it is much for a three-million" population of the country, however we do have to do it, as "the South Caucasus is not quiet today, we have an unsolved conflict over the Karabakh issue and a conflict with Azerbaijan," Itar-Tass reports. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |