  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 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. |
