Baku tries to shift blame for Azerbaijani soldiers’ killing onto KarabakhFebruary 21, 2011 - 17:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Defense Army of the Republic of Artsakh denied reports of the Azerbaijani media that allegedly an Azerbaijani serviceman died as a result of ceasefire violation by the Karabakh army. Spokesman for the NKR Defense Army Senor Hasratyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that Karabakh strictly observes the ceasefire, what cannot be said of Azerbaijan. “On February 20 and 21, over 100 cases of ceasefire violation by Azerbaijan were reported. Azerbaijan fired 800 short at Karabakh positions. The NKR Defense Army took retaliatory measures,” Hasratyan said, adding that the Karabakh army controls the situation at the frontline. According to recent reports by Azerbaijani media, Azeri army soldier Tural Murad Oglu Husseynov, 21, died as a result of fire opened by Armenian 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 | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. 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. |