  Armenian delegation rebuffs Baku’s anti-Armenian propaganda at Istanbul-hosted session December 1, 2010 - 21:14 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Justice Ministry delegation led by Deputy Minister Nikolay Arustamyan participated in Istanbul-hosted summit of EU Ministers of Justice on November 24-27. While speaking at the summit, Azeri Minister of Justice explained the overload in Azerbaijan’s prisons by the “aggression of the neighboring state and occupation of 20% of Azeri territories”. In response, Deputy Minister Arustamyan warned the Azeri delegation against turning the event into a medium for political statements, also characterizing the Azeri side’s statements as lacking legal grounds, ministerial press service reported.   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 |  Latest 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. |
