Rogozin plants poplars near NATO headquartersJanuary 14, 2012 - 12:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former Russian ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin has planted two poplars near the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels in a farewell gesture, RIA Novosti reported. Symbolically enough, a poplar, or “topol” in Russian, brings up associations with Russia’s modern intercontinental ballistic missiles Topol-M. On Friday, Rogozin said he was considering planting a tree within perimeter of the alliance’s headquarters. “I decided to leave something good in memory of my work in NATO… NATO is the right place for a poplar, I guess,” Rogozin said in his Twitter micro blog. However, NATO replied that planting a tree within the headquarters perimeter “is not possible,” so the tree will have to be planted nearby, a source close to the alliance said. In response, Rogozin planted two trees in the perimeter of his former residence. “As NATO did not welcome my polar… I decided to plant two trees at once,” Rogozin quipped in his Twitter later and attached a photo featuring the process of planting. “To the left is just a topol [poplar] and to the right it is topol-m [poplar-m],” Rogozin commented. Rogozin’s followers have already posted facetious comments, suggesting that the trees were planted “under the screen of night” and there will be “hubbub” in the morning. In late December, President Dmitry Medvedev appointed Rogozin deputy prime minister responsible for the defense industry. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |