Baku officially accused Ankara of showing disrespect for Azeri flagOctober 15, 2009 - 21:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan's Deputy FM Araz Azimov Thursday received Nihat Civaner, Turkey's Charge d'Affaires in Azerbaijan. During the meeting, Azeri official expressed official protest against disrespect for Azerbaijani flag during the October 14 Turkey-Armenia soccer match, Trend News reports.Local authorities in Turkish Bursa and Armenian Football Federation prohibited fans to wave Azerbaijani flag during the match between Armenian and Turkish teams. Nevertheless the flag sneaked into stadium. It was seen there from time to time, but the fans hid it quickly not to let police notice, a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reported from Bursa. 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. |