Azerbaijan not going to join either NATO or CSTOAugust 25, 2010 - 11:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The head of the public and political department at the Azerbaijani presidential administration, Ali Hasanov, said that Azerbaijan is not going to join either NATO or CSTO ‘until these organizations condemn Armenia’. “Unless the CSTO gives an adequate assessment to Armenia’s aggressive policy, Azerbaijan has nothing to discuss with it,” he said. “Azerbaijan and Russia has been holding talks on military cooperation since 1992. However, nothing was done for resolution of the Karabakh problem. How can Azerbaijan join CSTO if Armenia is a member of this organization,” Hasanov said, 1news.az reported. Related links: 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |