  Five countries refused participation in NATO exercises in GeorgiaApril 30, 2009 - 14:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared Russia will neither send its observers nor participate in NATO exercise and recommends the others to do the same. President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev and resident representative to NATO Dmitry Rozgozin officially expressed their negative attitude about the upcoming exercise. Based on Russia's 'recommendation', Latvia, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Serbia and Moldova refused participation. NATO exercise in Georgia will take place in May-June at former Russian military base in Vazisubani.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   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 servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, 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. |
