 THE EMBASSY OF UKRAINE NAMES "TACTLESS" THE ACTIVITIES OF SEVERAL ARMENIAN MASS MEDIANovember 22, 2000 - 19:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 22.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The Embassy of Ukraine in Armenia thinks it appropriate to point out the tactlessness of activities of several Armenian mass media, says the Embassy statement received today by Mediamax.The statement notes that "on November 18, 2000, "Snark" agency spread information, supposedly received from "competent sources", about the detention in Rostov of echelon with military equipment, which, as the agency asserted, headed from Ukraine to Azerbaijan to be used " either in the direction of Karabakh or in Chechnya". The Ukrainian Embassy in Armenia notes that the railroad echelon (45 cross-country "Pinsgauer" vehicles and 5 of medical assistance of Swiss production, heading from Hungary to Georgia for the Ministry of Justice of the country) proceeded on the Ukrainian territory and was detained at the Russian customs post on the border with Ukraine, as according to the information of the South customs department of RF, there was no corresponding permission for a transit of equipment through the territory of Russia. The statement of the Embassy expresses regret that "several Armenian mass media used this incident to distort the policy of Ukraine in the Caucasus". -0-   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 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.Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. |
