Russia sends warships for possible evacuations from GazaNovember 24, 2012 - 19:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian warships will be on standby in the eastern Mediterranean in case of need to assist Russians leaving Gaza, a source in the Navy's high command said, according to RIA Novosti. “A detachment of ships from the Black Sea Fleet has arrived in the designated area in the Mediterranean Sea and will wait for an order to evacuate Russian nationals,” the source said. The Russian Navy monitors the ongoing situation in the area and studies possible options for the evacuation of Russians in case of the conflict escalation, the source said. An Egyptian-brokered ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas Islamist group came into effect on earlier this week. However, on Friday, Nov 23, Israeli soldiers killed one person and injured around 15 more in Gaza. 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. |