  Georgian opposition threatens to block all Georgian border control pointsMay 4, 2009 - 22:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Opposition participants threaten to block all Georgian border control points unless Michail Saakashvili retires before May 11. "We'll bring our apologies to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and other countries which won't be able to effect a transit through Georgia," said one of opposition leaders, Gubaz Sanikidze at Monday rally in front of Tbilisi Parliament House. He reminded that on May 5, a warning hour-long rally will be held. Tbilisi's central highway will be blocked for 1 hour. "72-hour ultimatum will be submitted to Saakashvili on May 8. In case its ignored, highways throughout Georgia will be blocked," Interfax cited Sanikidze as saying.   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 |  Related sections Latest 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. |
