Armenia involved in "big game" between Russia and the U.S.August 11, 2009 - 20:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is involved in a bigger game than it seems at first glance, Vardan Khachatryan , MP from the Heritage political party told a press conference in Yerevan today. In his opinion, the parties involved in this game, concerning the settlement of the Karabakh conflict may reach such agreements behind the backs of Armenia, which would contradict to the interests of the country. Vardan Khachatryan explained that he speaks of Russia, Turkey and the United States, which projected deals. According to Vardan Khachatryan, the fact of the tense relations between the countries is alarming, suddenly they started to develop and improve, which could have serious consequences for Armenia. "The fact that Russia has allowed the U.S. to transport humanitarian goods and technical supplies for its army in Afghanistan, testifies to something," Khachatryan said. The MP mentioned that everybody was surprised at the last meeting of Russian and Turkish prime ministers, resulted in a large number of agreements signed. "Nagorno Karabakh is also involved in this game and the fate of Armenia can become a token coin at the transition phase of that game ", Vardan Khachatryan 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 | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |