Azeri army alerted over Armenian Genocide anniversaryApril 24, 2008 - 17:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani armed forces have been alerted on occasion on the 93rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide."The Azerbaijani armed forces stay firmly at their posts at the line of contact. Recently, Armenians have conducted maneuvers in the occupied territories and in the near-border areas," the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry's press office said, Trend Azeri news agency reports. Official Baku claims that "every year on April 24 the Armenian army fires upon the Azeri positions." Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children |