NKR Defense Ministry: two men killed in skirmishJanuary 27, 2009 - 21:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On January 26, at 5.30 p.m. local time, NKR resident Bad Tadevosyan, 26, made an attempt to approach Azeri positions near Aghdam. Tadevosyan, who is reported to suffer from a mental disease, was drunk. "Our servicemen could not stop him and the Azeri forces commenced fire. As result, Bad Tadevosyan and soldier Arkady Hakobian were killed. According to preliminary data, the Azeri side suffered losses as well," colonel lieutenant Senor Hasratyan, spokesman for NKR Defense Ministry department, told PanARMENIAN.Net TrendNews Azeri agency reported Tuesday that several Armenian soldiers were killed and three were injured at the contact line of the Azeri and NKR armed forces. "On January 26, at 7 p.m., the Armenian armed forces made an attempt to seize the Azeri posts at the settlement of Javahirli, Aghdam region. An hour later, the enemy retreated, leaving killed and wounded," the report said. 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. |