NATO doesn't plan a return to LibyaJanuary 26, 2012 - 18:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - NATO does not plan to return to Libya, even after this week's violent clashes in the former stronghold of ousted leader Moamer Gaddafi, the military alliance's chief said Thursday, January 26. Initial reports Monday suggested Bani Walid had been recaptured by forces loyal to Gaddafi, who was killed by insurgents in October following a NATO airstrike on his convoy, M&C said quoting AFP. But on Wednesday, Libya's defense minister said the unrest, which left four people dead, was just “an internal problem between two groups of young men” which had been resolved. “We terminated our operations in Libya on October 31,” NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told reporters in Brussels. “We are not present in Libya and we have no intention to return,” he added. 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |