Relations between Georgia and Russia have never been too goodApril 12, 2007 - 16:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Relations between Georgia and Russia have never been too good, member of the Republican Party of Georgia, political scientist Paata Zakareishvili stated to the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist. "Now Russia tries to do a bad turn to Georgia on the quiet and instead of honestly establishing relations, for some reasons Russians choose secret ways. And we too blame Russia for all our misfortunes thinking of her as the main author. Of course, it is not so. But just recall the story with intelligence officers. Saakashvili catch at that excuse to show the West his anti-Russian sentiments. The problem of Eduard Shevarnadze, whose name "cunning fox" is not in vain, is in the fact that he used to play with everyone - both with Russia and the West. Saakashvili decided to stake on the West and now we have a situation, when Georgia is the most democratic country in the region for the U.S. However this is very bad for the states in the region, there is no balance here," the Georgian political scientist underscored. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |