Iran summons Azeri ambassador over border guard killingOctober 21, 2011 - 13:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran's Foreign Ministry has summoned the Azerbaijani ambassador to Tehran to protest the killing of an unarmed Iranian border guard for 'straying' into Azerbaijan. Press TV reports that the head of Border Affairs Office in Iran's Foreign Ministry criticized the Azeri border guards' reported detention and killing of a young Iranian border guard and said such an act contravenes international regulations, and flouts agreements between the two countries. The Iranian official also called on the Azeri government to bring the perpetrators to justice, a Foreign Ministry’s statement said on Friday, October 21. The Azerbaijani ambassador expressed regret over the incident and assured that Tehran's message would be conveyed to Baku as soon as possible and that a response would be relayed to the Iranian Foreign Ministry. On Wednesday, an unarmed Iranian border guard entered Azerbaijani territory by mistake and was shot dead by Azeri security forces. A similar incident occurred in early July when an Azerbaijani border guard who crossed into Iran was killed in a clash with Iranian guards. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |