Armenia Will Not Be Left without InternetJanuary 16, 2007 - 16:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Georgian Joint Telecommunication Company" and the group of companies, which own the fiber-optic cable that connects Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, reached an agreement. Financial director of GJTC Iva Martiashvili states that the company refuses from its intention to dismantle the cable, which is placed in the GJTC's canals. Through that cable information is being transferred to Internet operators in Armenia and Azerbaijan. The sides could reach a compromise, but the sum of payment is not made public alluding to commerce secret, Kavkaz.memo.ru reports. It is worth mentioning that GJTC threatened to block access for users in Armenia and Azerbaijan, particularly to stop supplying the cable, which belongs to 'Fopnet' company. This decision is explained by debts to GJTS totally GEL 3. 000. 000 (about $ 1 755 000). The matter is about 130-km fiber-optic cable, which stretches under the Black Sea from Russian Novorossisk to Georgian Poti connecting Russia with Armenia and Azerbaijan. 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |