ARMENIAN OFFICERS EXPECT PERMISSION TO ENTER AZERBAIJAN FOR PARTICIPATION IN NATO EXERCISESeptember 11, 2004 - 20:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Five officers of the Armenian Armed Forces are in Tbilisi expecting permission for the entry to Azerbaijan for the participation in Cooperative Best Effort-2004 exercise to be conducted within the frames of Partnership for Peace NATO Program on September 13-26. RA Defense Minister's press secretary Seyran Shakhsuvarian reported it, adding that Americans are dealing with the issue of Armenian officers' entry to Azerbaijan at the moment. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |