Baku gets prominent blogger arrested over Karabakh visitDecember 15, 2016 - 16:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Popular LiveJournal blogger Alexander Lapshin, otherwise known as puerrtto, was detained in Minsk, Belarus overnight on December 14-15. Lapshin was detained at the request of Azerbaijan for the "illegal" (according to the Azerbaijani authorities) visit to Nagorno Karabakh. Under Azerbaijani law, any such visit should be agreed with Baku authorities. According to media reports, Azerbaijan issued an international arrest warrant for Lapshin over the violation of "the law on the state border" and the migration code. According to other sources, the Israeli consulate in Moscow has been briefed on the matter - Lapshin is an Israeli citizen - and is taking relevant steps. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |