US TO DOUBLE MILITARY AID TO AZERBAIJAN NEXT YEARSeptember 14, 2002 - 20:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The US government intends to double the military aid received by Azerbaijan in fiscal year 2003. As reported by "Mediamax" agency, US ambassador to Azerbaijan Ross Wilson stated it. In his words, the US government has come out with an initiative of cooperation with the Azeri ministry of internal affairs and the prosecutor's office in struggle against terrorism. Let us note that the amount of the US military aid to Azerbaijan made 4.4 million dollars in 2002. The same amount of military assistance was received by Armenia.![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |