Iranian TV Represented Karabakh as Independent Republic. Baku DiscontentJune 7, 2006 - 18:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Baku expressed discontent over the fact that the State Iranian Television presented Nagorno Karabakh as an independent republic on the news. As head of the press office of the Congress of Azerbaijanis of the World Ali Nicat stated, in a report covering the Bucharest talks of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents Iran TV 1 journalist said, "The Independent Nagorno Karabakh Republic proclaimed its independence 15 years ago. Now Azerbaijan raises territorial claims to the republic." "We perceive it as a threat to Azerbaijan from the direction of Iran, since Southern Azerbaijan has an information outlet into the world via the Azerbaijani republic only. With such threats Iran wishes to force Azerbaijan to close this outlet," he said, reported Day.az. 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 | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |