Azerbaijan intends to join non-military groupMay 18, 2011 - 16:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan will soon become a full-fledged member of an international organization that does not participate in military blocs. The country will formally join the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) at the upcoming 16th ministerial of the organization, to be held in Bali, Indonesia on May 25-27, Foreign Ministry spokesman Elkhan Polukhov said. Until now Azerbaijan has had the observer status in the organization. The NAM is an international organization comprising 118 countries on the principles of non-participation in military blocs. NATO and the Warsaw Pact were primarily implied at the time of establishing the organization. The NAM was established by 25 countries at the Belgrade conference in 1961. The organization includes the countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America, as well as observer countries - Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Costa Rica, Mexico, Paraguay, Serbia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, Croatia, and Montenegro, Azernews 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 | 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. |