AZERIS PICKET THEIR EMBASSY IN MOSCOWSeptember 23, 2003 - 22:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azeris, "being forced to live in Russia," hold a picket in front of the building of the Azeri embassy in Moscow. Movement against Tyranny in Azerbaijan is the organizer of the meeting. As a press release spread by the movement says, the action is being held "due to an unbearable human rights record in Azerbaijan." This is not the first protest action Azeris hold in Moscow, "Regnum" Russian agency reported. The first picket was on September 20 in front of the building of the European Community mission, the second was on September 22 in front of the mission of the office of UN high commissioner for refugees in Moscow. The action initiators say that their purpose is "to call attention of the European Community to human rights problems in Azerbaijan and express their disagreement with the passive stand taken by the European Community countries over the issue." Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |