Gabala radar not priority for U.S.August 6, 2009 - 17:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Join use of Gabala radar with Russia is not a priority for the United States, an expert said."The fact is that the U.S. like China is not aspired to launch joint projects. It has an organization - NATO - where it acts as a leader and controls the situation. In relations with Russia, Americans are too skeptical. The same is about Russians," said Yuri Sigov, observer of a Washington-based business journal. "If U.S. really needed a monitor point it would just pay Azerbaijan and build there whatever it wants," he said, Day.az reported. 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. |