  Germany has critical attitude towards increase of military expenses in South Caucasus  August 4, 2010 - 13:59 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Germany has a critical attitude towards increase of military expenses in South Caucasus, German Ambassador to Armenia Hans-Jochen Schmidt stressed. At news conference in Yerevan he expressed concern over recently circulated information on supply of S-300 and PMU2 Favorit missile systems to Azerbaijan. “Statements made from the position of strength are regarded as wrong and threatening. This is the reason why Armenia and Azerbaijan were offered to sign the conventional armaments agreement, with Yerevan consenting. Baku, however, resented the offer citing Karabakh conflict,” the Ambassador pointed out.   Top stories 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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
