AZERI COINER DETAINED IN MOSCOWFebruary 11, 2004 - 20:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The officers of the Department for Struggle against Organized Crime of Moscow arrested 43-year-old unemployed Azerbaijani citizen, who tried to work off 13 samples of false $100 banknotes. As it was reported to Rosbalt agency in the press office of the RF Ministry of Home Affairs, the coiner wanted 1 thousand rubles for a banknote. The investigators are clarifying where the Azeri got the counterfeit dollars. 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 | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. MEPs issue statement to defend Armenia-France military cooperation The deputies emphasized that having an army armed with combat and modern military equipment is the sovereign right of any country. |