  US TO STRENGTHEN AZERI BORDERSFebruary 14, 2003 - 22:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Due to the waiver of the Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act, Washington intends to redirect funds assigned for strengthening Azeri borders to putting frontier control zones in good order and modernization of frontier observation posts. As reported by "Arminfo" agency, the Azeri frontier service assured that the aid would be directly used to strengthen the guarding of frontiers and to enlarge the technical capacities this year. Maneuvers for protecting the maritime borders with participation 6 ships and two frontier patrol boats were held and coastal observation posts were established at the expense of the aid rendered last year.  Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news Putin to meet Erdogan, Aliyev on SCO sidelines  Putin will hold meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics.Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?”Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution. |
