Saakashvili buried Georgia's image of "democracy lamp"September 3, 2008 - 18:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Georgian-Ossetian conflict showed how tremendously ineffective the Russian war machine is, according to an Armenian expert."But it also showed that Georgia doesn't have an army, despite up-to-date armament and long-term trainings of the personnel. Georgian soldiers failed to defeat 350 Russian peacekeepers, 200 Ossetian policemen and 200 servicemen," Caucasus Institute Director Alexander Iskandaryan said during a round-table discussion today. Russia's will always be present in South Ossetia, according to him. "Georgia will recover from the collapse but its image of "democracy lamp" has been buried forever. Moreover, no Georgian leader will dare to attempt to resolve the South Ossetian and Abkhazian conflicts by use of force. 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. |