RA, NKR armed forces can rebuff any attackDecember 12, 2009 - 12:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani Defense Ministry spokesman Eldar Sabiroglu's statement that Armenia lacks human resources to staff the army is untrue, Armenian Defense Ministry said. The Ministry also refuted reports that the Armenian side suffered twice as many losses as the Azerbaijani. "The Azeri Defense Ministry makes conclusions without publishing the list of those killed and wounded," it said. "It's also notable that Sabiroglu's statement was published in Russian only and the repetition of Ilham Aliyev's November 17 remarks The Defense Ministry of the Republic of Armenia states that the armed forces of the RA and NKR are highly qualified and can rebuff any attack," the RA Defense Ministry said. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |