Georgia worried about possible opening of Armenian-Turkish borderApril 3, 2009 - 13:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Possible opening of the Armenian-Turkish border will affect Georgia, which has served as a transit for Armenian cargo so far, a Georgian official said. "Opening of the border is a positive phenomenon of itself. However, establishment of direct trade relations between Armenia and Turkey will inflict losses on our country," said Jemal Inaishvili, chairman of the Georgian chamber of commerce. "The flow of cargo destined for Turkey will decrease. Besides, the freight turnover in Poti and Batumi ports will be cut," he said. 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 | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |