European Union - Azerbaijan's last hope?November 27, 2008 - 18:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani public is disappointed in the United States, Israel and in western countries in general, so burning of U.S. or Israeli flag doesn't make a stir, an Azeri expert said."There are three trends in the Azeri society: pro-western, pro-Russia and Islamic. The most serious factor is Islam, which appears as a force capable to regain Karabakh. Islamists say that the world powers will pump out all Azeri oil and then leave Azerbaijan to the mercy of fate," Arif Yunusov, head of department of conflictology and migration at the institute of peace and democracy, said during 'European Union and South Caucasus - A Security Partnership?' international conference in Yerevan today. "There is also a sense of defenselessness before Russia. So, European Union is Azerbaijan's last hope and it can help resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict," Yunusov said. 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. |