Poland wants more NATO troops in its territory: ministerJune 3, 2014 - 11:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Poland would prefer having extra NATO troops in its territory in the latest round of the alliance’s military buildup in Eastern Europe, Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said iaccording to RIA Novosti. “We would welcome more troops, both from Europe and the United States,” he told CNN Monday, June 2, adding that the level of security across the NATO area should be more or less even. “At the moment we have NATO bases as a legacy of the Cold War in places where they were used during the confrontation with the Soviet Union and it doesn’t take into account the events of the last quarter of the century and this should now be addressed,” the minister added. Earlier the U.S. sent 150 soldiers into Poland amid growing tensions with Moscow over the Ukraine crisis. The buildup of NATO military personnel in Poland will be discussed later this week during a meeting of defense ministers of the Atlantic alliance. Warsaw said it asked NATO to deploy more forces on its territory because it had felt threat from Russia, according to Der Spiegel. The alliance is planning to reinforce its Multinational Corps Northeast in the Polish city of Szczecin, where 200 soldiers and officers are currently stationed. The Corps is headquarters consisting of servicemen from German, Denmark and Poland. If necessary the working group is able to coordinate actions of combat units. Photo: RIA Novosti 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 | Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. 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. |