ARMENIA TO ASSIST GEORGIA IN RECONSTRUCTING OF ROADS DAMAGED FROM APRIL EARTHQUAKEMay 31, 2002 - 00:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will render assistance to Georgia for the elimination of the consequences of the Tbilisi earthquake. As "BSPress" news agency reports, the transport and communication minister of Georgia has received a letter from Armenian colleagues stating the readiness to provide Georgian railroadmen with a hundred cars of road-metal, fifty cars of lumber, seventy tons of cement, fifty-three tons of hydrate of sodium and three and a half tons of welding material. During June, all the above mentioned construction materials will be passed to Georgian side at the Sadakhlo railway station. The letter addressed to the transport minister states that in the summer 50 Georgian children will be invited to Armenia to spend their summer vacation in "Gugark" and 150 children in "Arzni" resorts. 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 | Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children |