  TBILISI READY TO DISCUSS WITHDRAWAL OF RUSSIAN MILITARY BASES FROM ITS TERRITORY WITHIN 6-7 YEARSDecember 23, 2002 - 18:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - If the offers to withdraw Russian military bases from the Georgian territory within 6-7 years are expressed not only by individual Russian politicians, but are also suggested by official Moscow at the negotiations, Tbilisi is ready to study them in detail. As reported by Georgian media, Georgian foreign minister Irakly Menagarishvili stated it, thus, displaying official Tbilisi response to Russian parliament deputy, former director of the Federal frontier service of Russia Andrey Nikolayev's statement that it was possible to relocate the Russian bases within 6-7 years instead of the 3 demanded by Georgia. Let us remind that one of the Russian military bases is located in Georgian Akhalkalaki region populated by Armenians.  Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
