Russia never allow Georgia to find feet, until the latter not abandon pro-West orientationAugust 18, 2009 - 16:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The deterioration of Russian-Georgian relations will not affect the development of relations between Armenia and Georgia", Haykazun Alvrtsyan , Director of the "Center for Study of problems of Western Armenians" research fund told press conference in Yerevan today. "The Armenian-Georgian relations will develop to the level the authorities of the countries counld provide", Haykazun Alvrtsyan said. According to him, despite the willingness of the countries to improve relations, there is a line when the parties are unable to make concessions due to security reasons. "Russia will never allow Georgia to find feet, until the latter does not abandon pro-West orientation," Haykazun Alvrtsyan said, noting that by leaving the CIS Georgia seeks to break all ties with Russia. Mr. Alvrtsyan also did not rule out the possibility of a recurrence of the Russian-Georgian war. "Last year's August events showed that war is always possible, and that war can solve some issues like Russia did," the armenologist 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |