Russia's Leaders Not Going to Quarrel with ArmeniaMarch 21, 2006 - 19:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia is not going to upset relations with Armenia, political scientist, publicist Leonid Radzikhovsky told journalists in Moscow. In his words, Russia is not going to quarrel with Armenia. At that the political scientist remarked that Armenia is an old partner of Russia. «Armenians arouse much less national problems when living in Russia, than Azeris, and if Russia's foreign policy was not determined by a vote, sympathy would be on Armenia's side and not on that of Azerbaijan,» Radzikhovsky underscored.At that he remarked that in spite of it, Russian foreign policy leans more towards economically strong Azerbaijan lately. According to Radzikhovsky, Armenian leaders felt hurt by such tendency many times, reports RIA Novosti. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |