  U.S. denies Iran shot down its droneDecember 5, 2011 - 09:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A U.S. official on Sunday, December 4, denied an Iranian claim that a U.S. reconnaissance drone aircraft was shot down in eastern Iran. An unnamed U.S official said nothing indicated to Washington that a drone that had crashed in Iran had actually been shot down. According to Digital Journal, a U.S official said: "There is absolutely no indication up to this point that Iranians shot down this drone." Iran's military said it shot down a U.S. Army drone inside its territory near the Afghan and Pakistani borders on Sunday, and threatened to retaliate for the violation. The NATO-led military force in Afghanistan said the drone reportedly shot down by Iran "may" belong to the United States.   Top stories On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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).   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia congratulates “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day  The Armenian Foreign Mnisitry has congratulated the “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day.Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships.Ameriabank, COAF pool efforts to develop beekeeping in Lori COAF and Ameriabank have presented their joint program Harvesting Nature’s Bounty.Armenian, Georgian Foreign Ministers meet in Tbilisi The meeting of Ararat Mirzoyan and Ilia Darchiashvili, is underway in Tbilisi, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reveals. |
