Azeri official: Turkish hydropower station won't change course of Kur RiverDecember 28, 2011 - 21:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ankara and Tbilisi reached agreement on construction of a new hydropower station in the territory of Georgia, with part of the energy produced to be given to Turkey. “The reports that the course of the Kur River will be diverted due to the construction of hydropower station in Turkey are false. Turkey will only use 285 million m3 out of 1 billion m3 of water for power engineering,” chief of the sector for environmental policy of the Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry Mutallim Abdulhasanov said. Abdulhasanov said the step will not influence the work of the Mingachevir hydropower station. As he noted, according to the hydrological data of many years, the volume of the water that flows in Azerbaijan is 2.17 billion m3, while the figure reaches 1 billion m3 on Turkey-Georgia border. “285 million m3 water taken from the Kur River, will not impact the water resources and ecosystem of our country. Anyway, this is the sovereign right of Turkey. A state has the right to use 50 percent of the water resources formed in its territory. International conventions also confirm this right,” APA quoted him as saying. 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 | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |