Azeri Army "Stronger than Armenian", Baku SureApril 17, 2006 - 14:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The officers of the Azeri army are ready for war. But we wish to train more professional and skilled officers, head of the training center at the Azeri Defense Ministry, major general Lyankaran Aliyev stated. In his words, the Armenian army yields to the Azerbaijani in all senses. "Armenians rely on the Russian military base. That is why their army is much weaker than ours," he said.Aliyev also remarked that young people show a greater interest in the military service lately. In his words, they are already trained for serving in the army. "We possess the base allowing to conduct trainings according to the NATO standards. Our officers are much better trained than the Armenian but we still have a great deal of work to carry out," he said, reported APA news agency. 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 | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |