Baku deems Israel’s attack against Iran from Azerbaijan possibleJune 11, 2012 - 21:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman of State Committee of Azerbaijan on Work with Diaspora said he can neither confirm nor deny the possibility of Israeli armed forces to attack Iran's nuclear facilities from air base in Azerbaijan. “All these unverified statements are rumors. However, I wouldn’t refute the information. I wouldn’t like Israel to bomb Iran, which is home to 35 ethnic Azeris,” Israeli source quoted Nazim Ibrahimov as saying. Earlier, U.S. magazine Foreign Policy reported that official Baku permitted Israel to make use of five military bases, which ceased operating during the Soviet Union’s break-up. Top stories 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). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. Azerbaijan proposes Armenia to jointly seek cancelation of Minak Group The Azerbaijani President maintained that the move will show “how sincere Armenia is.” Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway. |