Armenia tired of refuting Azeri Defense Ministry's statementsNovember 19, 2007 - 15:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is tired with refuting the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry's statements which have nothing to do with the reality, RA Defense Minister's Spokesman, col. Seyran Shahsuvaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. "There is no Russian military equipment mounted in Nagorno Karabakh. Reports on formation of a new Russian military base are also false. Presence of the 102nd military base is sufficient for ensuring Armenia's security and protecting Russia's interests," he said. Earlier, Trend news agency quoted Azerbaijani Defense Ministry Spokesman Eldar Sabiroglu as saying "a part of the military equipment was transported from Georgia to Nagorno Karabakh." He also said that "under the pretext of perfection of the 102nd military base Russia started building a new base in Armenia." Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |