  Armenia is Russia's most important ally in South CaucasusJuly 16, 2008 - 15:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Formally, Russia and Azerbaijan are strategic partners, a Russian expert said."However, relations between Armenia and Russia are quite different. Moscow and Yerevan are political and military allies," Mikhail Alexandrov, head of the Caucasus department at Moscow's Institute for Commonwealth of Independent States, said when commenting on Declaration on Cooperation signed during Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Baku. For his part, deputy director of the Institute Vladimir Yegorov said that Armenia is Russia's most important ally in the South Caucasus. He also informed that the Institute will hold an international conference on Caucasus problems in Yerevan in October.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
