Azeri People Little Informed of Karabakh LifeJuly 7, 2006 - 16:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - When visiting Karabakh I always inform courteously my acquaintances in the Azeri MFA of the trip. But I insist on the right of a reporter to make free trips and no power can prohibit me from doing it," British journalist Thomas de Waal said. In his words, Azeri people are very little informed of today's life in Karabakh. "If Azeri reporters could freely go to Karabakh it would be very useful," he said. At the same time he underscored he hasn't heard that he is a "harmful" individual for Azerbaijan and Armenia. "I think there are people who have not read "The Black Garden" and such people like demonstrating discontent. Fortunately, they form a minority. I have many friends in Armenia and Azerbaijan," he remarked, reported Echo Baku-based 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 | 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. |