Georgia to withdraw CIS Interpaliamentary Assembly on January 22December 7, 2009 - 20:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman of CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly Sergei Mironov said Georgia would cease to be a member of this organization from January 2010. "Under Assembly's mechanisms, Georgia's notification on withdrawing membership will enter into force six month after joining the organization," he said.CIS Secretary Sergey Lebedev announced earlier that such step would be the detriment of Georgia rather than the Assembly. According organization's Secretary General Mikhail Krotov, the country intends to continue participation 75 treaties and agreements, including the one concerning free trade, Georgiatimes.info 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 |