Baku reports on ceasefire violations false, as alwaysOctober 9, 2007 - 17:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The NKR Defense Army doesn't violate the ceasefire. Statements by the Azeri Defense Ministry do not correspond to the truth, as always," a representative of the NKR Defense Ministry told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. "On the contrary, the Azeri side often provokes firing and is given an adequate response," the source said. APA news agency reported that the Armenian armed forces violated the ceasefire over 76 times in September and killed 5 Azeri soldiers. During January-September the Armenian side violated the ceasefire 332 times, APA said. 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 | Yerevan to host 6th meeting of Asia Initiative Yerevan will host the meeting on June 24-25, according to statements from Armenia’s State Revenue Committee and the Asia Initiative. EU welcomes Armenia's proposal for ceasefire monitoring mechanism Toivo Klaar, EU's Special Representative for South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, welcomed the proposal. Atom Egoyan film coming to Golden Apricot Yerevan Festival Canadian-Armenian filmmaker Atom Egoyan’s latest film, Seven Veils, is the opening film at GAIFF 2024. Armenia denies more of Azerbaijan’s ceasefire violations Yerevan has denied statements from Baku accusing the Armenian army of violating the ceasefire on the border with Azerbaijan. |