RA MOD Head: 102nd Base Checkout ExpectedJanuary 23, 2006 - 18:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia's Vice Premier, Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov told Russian President Vladimir Putin he intends to personally control Armenia's readiness to receive the Russian military equipment from Georgia. As Kremlin's press service reported, Ivanov informed of the upcoming visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan. During the visit Ivanov is going "to meet with his counterparts and political leadership of both states to discuss the military-technical cooperation and the situation in the Transcaucasus and the Caspian region." He is also planning to attend the Daryal radar station in Azerbaijan. "In Armenia we will hold a checkout of the 102nd base. I would like to make sure it is ready to receive the military equipment from Georgia," Ivanov said, IA Regnum 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 | 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. |