Saakashvili not interested in peace between Georgia and RussiaAugust 6, 2009 - 18:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgia needs escalation to be the focus of attention, according to the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization."Saakashvili is not interested in peace between Georgia and Russia," Nikolay Bordyuzha said during Yerevan-Moscow TV space bridge. "Georgia prefers to present Russia as a monster to receive financial and moral assistance from the other countries," he said. Mr. Bordyuzha also said he is surprised by the stir over the Russian military base in Kyrgyzstan. "The CSTO takes into account the opinion of all member countries. I am confident that we will find the right decision. There is no need set up a clamor yet," 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 | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. 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. |