Israel may take revenge on Azerbaijan through recognizing Karabakh?February 16, 2011 - 18:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan may spoil its relations with Israel. According to Azerbaijani media, President of this country Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on approving the agreement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Azerbaijani Republic and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine on provision of logistics assistance to the activity of the embassy of the State of Palestine in the Azerbaijani Republic. The agreement was signed in Baku on January 31, 2011. The fact has not slipped Israel’s attention of, as the term ‘the State of Palestine’ was used for the first time in bilateral documents instead of Palestine. Earlier, Baku had stood for the establishment of Palestinian state with its capital in Jerusalem. Azerbaijani political circles state that Israel has warned that if Baku does not revise its policy towards Palestine, Jerusalem will recognize the Nagorno Karabakh Republic. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |