Baku seeks $431,5 bn. in “damages” from KarabakhSeptember 25, 2012 - 16:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azeri Ministry of Economic development assessed the “total damage” inflicted to Azerbaijan as a result of a so-called Armenian “occupation,” or rather, liberation of historical Armenian lands.Azeri calculations boiled down to an astronomical sum of $431,5 bn. Azeri Ministries of Ecology and Economic Development, as well as a State Committee on Refugee and IDPs Affairs had a hand in cooking up the figure. Moreover, as Baku assures the damage assessment is still in progress. Clearly, the “assessment” came as a result of Astana-hosted international congress of appraisers where Baku was instructed to develop the standards of assessing the damages suffered in the international conflict. Moreover, calls to sue Armenia in international court for economic damages are becoming louder in Baku. One may suppose, the “total damages” will be growing in proportion to the frequency of those calls. Back in 2005, Azeri assessed a similar damage at $26,5 bn, with the figure having magically swollen up by over 16 times in 7 years. Obviously, Baku has finally realized that the Nagorno Karabakh Republic will never become a part of the country propagating hatred towards Armenian nation and bringing up a generation of axe-killers. So, to have something to show for it, Azerbaijan, with over a $22 bn state budget, is trying to make a market of Karabakh. Marina Ananikyan / PanARMENIAN News Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. 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. |