Azerbaijan continues ceasefire violationsNovember 5, 2011 - 16:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - For the past week ceasefire violations increased at Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces' contact-line. As NKR defense army press-service reports, for the past week Azeri side fired about 130 shots from various caliber weapons in direction of Armenian positions. Over 700 shots were recorded in direction of Karabakh positions. Despite activity by Azerbaijani side NKR Defense Army refrained from retaliatory action ensuring security in all positions. 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 | Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. Yerevan State University, Ucom sign Memorandum of Cooperation Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian signed the memorandum. EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. |