UN tired of Azeri propagandaJune 7, 2010 - 13:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - UNICEF's Executive Board held annual meeting on June 1-4 at the UN headquarters in New York. Permanent representative of Armenia to UN, Ambassador Karen Nazaryan, as well as representative of Azerbaijan were invited to participate. In his statement, Ambassador Nazaryan emphasized Azeri Ambassador’s use of inadmissible formulations, accusing the latter of attempt to politicize the discussions. At subsequent discussions, the Secretariat deprived the Azerbaijani Ambassador of the right of reply, which proves that the UN has long been tired of Azeri propaganda. Meanwhile, Azeri media circulated reports on UN Armenian representative’s attempt at misinforming the meeting participants, with Azeri diplomats “exposing the lie” of Armenian side. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |