  Some 4 thousand military to participate in Rubezh 2008 maneuversMarch 11, 2008 - 18:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Some 4 thousand military from Armenia, Russia and Tajikistan will participate in Rubezh 2008 CSTO maneuvers due in summer-autumn 2008 in four stages in Armenia and Russia, chief of the operative training division of the CSTO joint headquarters, major general Vitaly Kormltsev told reporters. "Аrmored vehicles, artillery, aviation, anti-aircraft defense devices, engineer and communications units will be enabled," he said. "Russia, Armenia and Tajikistan will be represented by military units. The other CSTO member states will send Defense Ministry's operative groups." "The exercise may be described as brigade maneuvers," he said, RIA Novosti reports   Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security”  Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation.IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9.Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. |
