Georgian, Turkish, Azerbaijani Defense Ministers meet in KarsFebruary 2, 2023 - 16:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar met with his Azerbaijani and counterparts Zakir Hasanov and Juansher Burchuladze on the sidelines of military drills currently underway in the Turkish province of Kars to discuss cooperation in the field of military exercises. The ministers exchanged views on training and military cooperation between the three countries, as well as weighed in on regional developments. Akar, Hasanov and Borchuladze are also expected to attend the “Distinguished Observer Day” events within the winter maneuvers, which are joined by 1758 soldiers from 17 countries. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |