Armenia sends fire appliances to help douse Georgia wildfireAugust 22, 2017 - 15:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has sent several units of fire appliances to help extinguish the blaze in Borjomi Gorge, Georgia's prime minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has said, according to Agenda.ge. Georgia has been offered international help as a massive forest fire is still raging after it broke out three days ago in the country’s central area. Apart from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey are also helping the country fight the fire. Azerbaijan sent a helicopter on Monday, August 21, while Turkey sent two helicopters and, upon a decision of the Turkish Prime Minister, a large Turkish firefighting aircraft will also arrive later on Tuesday. Firefighters battled a wildfire in Armenia's Khosrov forest reserve for days after finally succeeding to localize the fire with help from a Russian air tanker. The fire broke out on August 12 and burnt hundreds of hectares of vegetation. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |