War with Armenia 'not over', Azeri President saysJanuary 17, 2008 - 12:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - War with Armenia is 'not over', Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said Thursday."Armenia did not win the war. The war is not over. Only its first stage is completed," Ilham Aliyev said at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Multiplex in the Guzanli settlement in the near-border Agdam region. "Nagorno Karabakh will never become independent. This opinion is also supported by the international mediators. Armenia unwillingly accepts this reality. Earlier we spoke about vacating four of the regions, but now we speak about seven." Aliyev said. He also voiced his opinion on the claims by international organizations regarding the situation with human rights in Azerbaijan, and called it unjust. "International organizations are applying double standards," Aliyev said, Trend 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |