Azeri ruling party predicts failure to April 16 opposition rallyApril 6, 2011 - 15:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Deputy Executive Secretary of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party, Mubariz Gurbanly, says a new opposition rally is doomed to failure. “If the radical opposition attempts to stage another unsanctioned protest action on April 16, it will be strongly suppressed by relevant authorities, similarly to the previous one,” he stressed. “It will fail to achieve its goals by confronting the authorities.” “The present-day opposition is already outdated. Their recent rallies proved they don’t have popular support. That is why the protest rally planned for April 16 is doomed to failure, too,” he remarked. Commenting on the U.S. embassy’s call on the Azerbaijani government to allow the opposition to hold a rally, Gurbanly noted that rallies are not prohibited if they’re sanctioned by the city authorities, according to news.az. 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 | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |