  Canadian, German doctors to examine Ukraine’s jailed ex-PM February 13, 2012 - 15:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Doctors from Canada and Germany will examine Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine’s jailed ex-prime minister, together with Ukrainian doctors, a spokesman from the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office said on Monday, Feb 13. Tymoshenko was convicted and sentenced to seven years in prison in October 2011 for abuse of power in signing a gas deal with Russia in 2009. The deal obliged Ukraine to buy larger amounts of gas than it now needs and at higher prices than it says are fair. Ukraine has since consistently sought revision of the deal. Lawyers for the ex-premier had claimed that Tymoshenko's health was deteriorating and that she was not receiving adequate treatment. At the same time, the press service of the National Prison Service of Ukraine (GPSU) reported that Tymoshenko had refused an offer of treatment. Tymoshenko's lawyers insisted on an independent survey from foreign and Ukrainian doctors who do not work in the Ministry of Health. “Recently specialists from the Federal Republic of Germany and Canada arrived in Ukraine, together with the Ukrainian doctors they will perform a checkup of Tymoshenko at the Kachanovsky colony in the Kharkov region,” the spokesman said in a statement, RIA Novosti reported.   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 |  Latest 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. |
