Stepanakert airport location won’t allow Azerbaijan to shoot down civilian planesApril 8, 2011 - 15:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The geographical location on Stepanakert airport will not allow Azerbaijan to shoot down civilian planes, according to a military expert. As Artsrun Hovhannesyan stated at news conference in reply to a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter’s question, “in mountainous territories, it’s technically unlikely for any anti-aircraft system to strike rival objects.” As the expert stressed, a stir raised by Azerbaijan concerning possible destruction of civilian planes is a badly organized farce, which merely aimed to test Armenia’s reaction. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |