Azerbaijan tries to destabilize region by spreading liesSeptember 14, 2010 - 11:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The NKR Defense Army has refuted another misinformation disseminated by the Azeri media. “On September 13, Azerbaijani media reported that “an Armenian subversive group penetrated into the Azeri territory and one of the subversives was taken prisoner.” This information is untrue,” Defense Army of the Artsakh Republic said in a statement. “Azerbaijan tries to destabilize the region by spreading lies. It aims to mislead the international community and undermines peaceful efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group,” it 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 | 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. |