  U.S. rejects Russia's offer to ban weapons delivery to GeorgiaSeptember 10, 2008 - 15:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States rejected Russia's offer to put an international ban on delivery of weapons to Georgia.Ben Chang, a spokesperson for the U.S. mission to the United Nations labeled Moscow's draft resolution as an attempt to distract attention from commitments to withdraw troops from the Georgian territory. The U.S. Defense Secretary said a special mission will be dispatched to Georgia to assess the country's needs for replenishment of its armed forces, RFE/RL reported. Yesterday, Russia formally established diplomatic relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia and announced intention to deploy over 7000 troops there.   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 |  Related sections Latest 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. |
