Information on 24 Mi-35M attack helicopters sale to Azerbaijan yet to be verifiedFebruary 25, 2011 - 17:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The information on sale of 24 Mi-35M attack helicopters to Azerbaijan is yet to be verified, a military source in Russia told PanARMENIAN.Net As he noted, similar information is often circulated in Azerbaijan to undermine Armenian-Russian strategic partnership. “Any information on arms supply, including publications, needs to be verified and confirmed; supplies in question can cause violation of armament parity in the region, which Russia does not need,” the source said. A representative of Rostvertol Russian company, in turn, refused to provide official comments about Russia –Azerbaijan deal on sale of 24 Mi-35M attack helicopters to Azerbaijan. As news.az reported on February 24, in September-October 2010, Rostvertol signed a deal to sell 24 Mi-35M attack helicopters to Azerbaijan. 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. |