Armenia, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan to take part in West 2009 military drillsAugust 26, 2009 - 19:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia and Kazakhstan will dispatch their armed forces to participate in West 2009 Belarusian-Russian operative strategic military drills due on September 18-29 in Belarus, CSTO spokesman Vitaly Sturgovets said. According to him, Armenia's armed forces will consist of a task force, while Khazakstan will represent a landing assault group.The active phase of trainings is scheduled for September 27-28, Russian media quote Sturgovets as saying. 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 | 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 Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. |