Angel Merkel for establishing united European armyMarch 24, 2007 - 15:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The idea of establishing European united army has been repeatedly expressed by European politicians and NATO representatives. Besides cutting down expenses at the expense of reducing strength of national armies this measure would significantly make easier coordination of joint missions of the European Union. On the eve of 50th anniversary of the EU German Chancellor Angela Merkel also expressed her support to this idea. In her conversation to Bild newspaper FRG Chancellor stated that the EU should deal with establishing unified armed forces more closely. According the poll published in The Financial Times, only 37 % of citizens of EU 5 large countries support this idea, and 37 % of those surveyed expressed against the idea, MIGnews reports. 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. |