Azeri President, Defense Minister making up tales about their armyNovember 2, 2009 - 14:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - All necessary defense expenses are envisaged by the 2010 national budget, said Hrayr Kaparetyan, head of the parliamentary committee on defense, national security and domestic affairs. "The situation at the contact line between the Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces proves that Armenian army is more efficient than Azerbaijan's," he told a news conference on November 2. "Azerbaijani President and Defense Minister make up tales about their army," he said, adding that Armenia will call on international structures to monitor Azeri armed forced to prevent violation of military balance due to Baku's armament race. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |