Azeri citizen detained after crossing Karabakh borderJuly 2, 2007 - 14:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - June 30, the NKR Defense army officers detained an Azeri citizen in the Aghdam direction of the contact line of the Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces. The NKR state commission on missing and POWs said the detained man did not have any identity documents. The Azeri said his name is Samandar Namaz ogly, 35. He was born in Shushi and lives in Uch settlement of Aghdam region. The appropriate NKR bodies are clarifying the motives of the trespasser. The state commission on missing and POWs informed the OSCE Office and the ICRC of the incident, the NKR MFA 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |