West making big mistake by supporting Azerbaijan’s Aliyev: SorosJuly 1, 2016 - 13:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The West is making a major mistake by supporting the Azerbaijani leadership, Hungarian-American business magnate George Soros said. “One of the countries treated too complacently by the West is Azerbaijan with a climate of rather unpleasant dictatorship,” he said. “I had several debates directly with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev. He often pretends to be above the fray and not responsible for repressions inside the country.” “In conversations with me, however, he demonstrated such a profound knowledge of what conditions political prisoners face in jails, on what charges they were convicted among other things,” he added. So, according to Soros, it's just a pretense. “He is responsible for many things. He is trying to appease the West by demonstrating new potential oil fields,” the magnate said. “And I think that the West makes a big mistake by supporting him.” 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |