Baku May Complain of Schwarzenegger to BushNovember 22, 2005 - 13:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Official Baku is discontent with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The case may come to Azeri authorities complaining to President George W. Bush. This is due to a twin city program that provides for Montebello cooperation with Stepanakert. "This course of events may easily upset the fragile balance of the talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia," said Azeri Ambassador to US Hafiz Pashayev in his statement to Schwarzenegger. "You should know that city is the administrative center of Nagorno Karabakh separatists," the Azeri diplomat's address says. However, California Administration responded to Pashayev that it did not deal with those matters, advising to contact the Mayor of Stepanakert's twin city - Bill Molinari. The latter said, "the city will continue friendly relations with Stepanakert." Baku considers Schwarzenegger inertia as "an attempt to oppose his opinion to US official position." In Azeri MP Aydyn Mirzazade's words, "as the state governor Schwarzenegger should have given a political assessment of Montebello Mayor's actions." In response to that Armenian National Committee of America(ANCA) representative Serge Samonyants stated the US had never spoken of returning NK to Azerbaijan. According to head of the Azeri MFA Information Policy and Press Department Tahir Tagizade, the Department works over the issue. "Similar statements on cooperation with separatists are inadmissible," Tagizade said, reported the Echo Baku newspaper. 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 | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. |