Saakashvili urges Pashinyan to run away from RussiaDecember 6, 2023 - 12:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili has urged Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to run away from Russia in order to save himself and the Armenian statehood. In a Facebook post published on Tuesday, December 5, Saakashvili said the Russia’s “ban” on the import of Armenian brandy and agricultural produce should turn on all the red lights for Pashinyan. “[Russian President Vladimir] Putin has not unliked Armenian cognac, but Pashinyan himself, and the embargo is another step in squeezing him out of power,” Saakashvili noted. “I want to repeat again for the Prime Minister of Armenia. Dear Nikol, run, run faster, run without looking back from the CSTO, from the Eurasian Union, run to the European Union, NATO, to new regional unions. But most importantly, run away from Russia, save yourself and the Armenian statehood! Putin is like a bulldog. He bites and doesn't let go until he clenches his teeth. Break away from this bite to survive.| Back in October, Saakashvili published an open letter to Pashinyan, warning of threats from Putin. Noting that Pashinyan has little time, the former Georgian leader said: “As difficult as it may be for you, the latest events around Armenia give our region a new chance. After some time, we can live like three Baltic countries - with open borders, create a whole system of logistics, financial, energy hubs, using the advantages of each of our three. But for this you must hurry and throw away any hesitation, go all-in. Demand the immediate withdrawal of the Russian military base, withdraw from the CIS, CSTO, customs union and submit an application to the European Union and NATO.” Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Partner news | Viva sees growing demand for cloud services In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud services Turkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks. 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. Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |