Azerbaijan spends millions on defense sector for its soldiers to fool around with gunsOctober 20, 2010 - 15:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 75 instances of ceasefire violation at the line of contact between NKR and Azerbaijani armed forces were reported on October 16-19. Azerbaijan fired 600 shots at NKR forces positions, aiming small arms fire (using AK, SVD, PK and other rifles) in the direction of Hadrut, Martuni, Askeran and Martakert. The fire was stopped due to retaliatory measures taken by Karabakh armed forces. 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 | CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. |