Russia requests Azerbaijan for copy of document on armament delivery to ArmeniaJanuary 16, 2009 - 14:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani media reports on delivery of military hardware to Armenia were studied and turned out to be untrue, Russia's Foreign Minister said."We have carried out an investigation. The man whose last name is mentioned in Azeri reports has never signed any documents," Sergei Lavrov said when commenting on recent publication of a list of military hardware allegedly delivered to Armenia by Russia. "We requested our Azeri counterpart to provide us with a copy of this document for an expertise," he added. At the same time, Mr. Lavrov emphasized that Russia implements military cooperation programs both with Armenia and Azerbaijan. "At that, Armenia, as a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, enjoys preferential terms, and Azerbaijan is well aware of this fact," the Minister said, RIA Novosti reports. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |