60% of Azeri Citizens Want WarMarch 2, 2006 - 19:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to a public opinion survey, held by the Karabakh Liberation Organization (KLO) of Azerbaijan, 60 Azeri citizens support settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict by force. In the words of KLO leader Akif Nagi, survey returns show that the Azeri society is fully ready to a war. «Over half of respondents prefer the war as the only way to solve the issue of occupation of Azeri lands for good. Basic arguments of supporters of hostilities refer to the peace talks having no positive outcomes and the international community not considering Armenia aggressor,» he said. In his turn, there are people in the country, who hope for diplomatic settlement of the problem. According to the KLO survey, 25% of research participants were for peaceful settlement of the NK conflict, reports Day.az. 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 | Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. 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. |