  Two Swedish journalists arrested in AzerbaijanApril 18, 2011 - 11:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Two journalists of the national television of Sweden were detained in Baku on Sunday, April 17, and accused of violating the visa regime over illegal photo shooting of the site. “We were standing in a park doing nothing. Two men appeared and asked my colleagues to follow them. Some time later, I received an sms-message saying that they will be deported for violation of the visa regime. But the fact is that they did not shoot anything, as they don’t have a camera,” said a third journalist, who was not detained. “We arrived in Azerbaijan as journalists accredited by the local Ministry of Foreign Affairs and did not violate any rules. We have already informed the Swedish embassy of the incident,” Turan agency quoted him as saying.   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 |  Latest news 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.Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province.€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms.Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |
