Turkish army representation to be established in AzerbaijanSeptember 10, 2021 - 15:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish Armed Forces will be represented in Azerbaijan by a special command group. The group included General Abdullah Gatirci, General Ender Guner, who will head the command headquarters, and Turkish military attaché General Zakaria Yalci, Sputnik Armenia writes. Major General Bakhtiyar Ersay, chief of the operational unit of the ground forces of Turkey, has been appointed to lead the group. Vzglyad newspaper earlier cited sources in the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry as saying that Ersay was in charge of a group of Turkish soldiers who were directly involved in organizing hostilities against the Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh. 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 | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |