Georgia to tackle problems of Armenian populationSeptember 5, 2009 - 17:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met visiting Foreign Minister of Georgia Grigol Vashadze.The two men discussed bilateral relations, specifically the tariffs for cargo transportation through Georgia and the upcoming meeting of the intergovernmental commission. Appreciating highly the centuries-old friendship between the nations, they also referred to the problems of the Armenian population in Georgia. Representing Georgia's position on the Armenian-Turkish relations, Minister Vashadze underscored that opening of the border and normalization of relations between the neighboring states will be favorable for the entire region. Anti-crisis measures taken by the Armenian and Georgian governments were also in focus. 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. |