Flag of Georgia to be removed from facade of CIS Executive Committee's headquartersAugust 18, 2009 - 19:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The flag of Georgia, stopped its membership in the Commonwealth of Independent States on August 18, will be removed from the facade of the headquarters building of the CIS Executive Committee in Minsk. "Georgia formally withdrew from the Commonwealth of Independent States. The national flag of that country will be removed on Tuesday from the facade of the CIS Executive Committee in Minsk by the end of the day," the representative of the Board said. He also noted that from Tuesday Georgia will not participate in the agreements with limited composition, which can involve only Commonwealth countries but remains a member of the 75 contracts in the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States, whose membership in the Commonwealth is optional," the representative of the CIS Executive Committee said, Georgia-online reports. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |