Baku: South Caucasus will be in NATO if U.S. wants itJuly 12, 2008 - 16:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia will never dare to start a war against Georgia, an Azeri political scientist said. "Russia resembles a wounded bear which is furious and needs to be stopped. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice paid a visit to Georgia with a purpose to cool Russia. Europe is not independent, Russia is not the USSR. There is the owner of the world - the United States, which deals with all international problems," Vafa Guluzade said. "If Russia intrudes into Georgia, the U.S. will attack Iran. The entire Caucasus will be shocked. But I do not think this scenario is possible. If the U.S. decides that South Caucasian countries must join NATO, they will join the Alliance. Russia has lost the region in early 1990-ies and has to put up with it," he said, 1news.az reports. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |