Kocharian: attempts to exclude Russia from South Caucasus will lead to no goodNovember 7, 2007 - 14:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - New players entered the South Caucasus region recently, however attempts to exclude Russia from South Caucasus will lead to no good, Armenian President Robert Kocharian said at Imperial Alexander University of Helsinki. "Assessments of Russia's role may differ. Nevertheless, it would be useful not to aggravate the situation by ousting an experienced and influential power from the region. Russia is a stabilizing factor for us," he said adding that Russia won't be dominating like the USSR. Commenting on the Russian-Armenian relations, President Kocharian described them as 'advanced'. "These relations embrace dynamic political dialogue, economy and military technical cooperation. Russia claims to become the major investor in Armenia. Bilateral relations are positively developing," he said, ITAR-TASS reports. It's worth mentioning that the Armenian President made his formal speech in English but preferred Russian when meeting Finnish scholars, representatives of the Armenian Diaspora and journalists. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |