Netanyahu names three main challenges for IsraelApril 22, 2013 - 17:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a Likud-Beytenu group meeting Monday, April 22, that Israel was facing three main challenges: security, budget reforms and social equality. "We won't accept firing at us from North or South," Netanyahu said vowing to defend the country's security interests. In regard to budget reforms, Netanyahu stated that they would be passed to encourage development and protect employment, such as the Open Skies agreement, the first of many reforms to lower the cost of living in this term. Among challenges, Netanyahu also listed passage of a new bill to appease the burden of social inequality without creating conflict between sectors, The Jerusalem Post reported. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |