Moscow, Washington have no joint road map on Syria – officialDecember 27, 2012 - 12:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich has given the last 2012 press conference to wrap up the outgoing year, Voice of Russia reported. Mr. Lukashevich has again denied the allegations that Syrian armed forces was using chemical weapons against opposition insurgents and stressed the West was trying to justify a possible military invasion in the country. He reiterated the official Russian position that the Syrian conflict had no military solution. The Russian foreign spokesman also rejected the rumours that Russia and the US had agreed on a joint road map for Syria. There are certain discrepancies between Russia and the West on the implementation of Geneva Convention, Alexander Lukashevich said. “Our colleagues have made a U-turn in their stance [on Syria],” he added, pointing out that the West was insisting on a dialogue exclusively with the opposition, which ran counter to the Geneva communiqué. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. |