  NKR Defense Army stands ready for combat missions May 12, 2010 - 12:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The personnel of the NKR Defense Army is constantly improving the fighting capacity, said colonel Shahen Aydinyan, head of the military and patriotic education department at the Defense Ministry of the Artsakh Republic. As a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reported from Nagorno Karabakh, journalists attended Asparez military center, which trains shooters and scouts. “With the establishment of the center, our losses have considerably reduced,” colonel Aydinyan said. “The NKR Defense Army stands ready for combat missions.” The journalists also visited a military unit under command of colonel Alexander Grigoryan.   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 |  Latest news Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers  The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers.Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan.Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months.Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |
