Tbilisi sad about Armenia’s vote against UN resolution on refugeesJuly 5, 2011 - 15:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Official Tbilisi considers it ‘sad’ that Armenia did not support Georgia during voting for Resolution on Refugees in the UN, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze said. Last week, the UN General Assembly with a 57-13 vote passed a resolution on “Situation of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia” submitted by Tbilisi. As Kalandadze told a briefing, “Georgia and Armenia have problems under discussion, including the above mentioned issue.” “We know Armenia’s stand on conflicts which proceeds from its subject matter and which differs from Georgia’s view, and we openly state to our Armenian friends that such position in not admissible for Georgia,” the Deputy Minister said. She also noted that “the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Georgia before voting in the UN had addressed an official letter to the Armenian MFA head with a request for support.” “We regret to face the fact that Armenia did not share our official stand on this issue. Moreover, we stated that this resolution is of merely human character and does not underlay any political motivation,” said Kalandadze. The Deputy Minister stressed that “the official Tbilisi will continue efforts to assure colleagues from Armenia in credibility of its stand,” Novosti Gruzia reported. 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 | 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. |