Russia for cooperation and prosperity in South Caucasian regionApril 3, 2007 - 19:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Provision of stability and security, which is of vital importance for many countries, proceeds from Russia's interests, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated to a joint press conference with RA Acting Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian in Yerevan. He said, RF is for cooperation and prosperity in the South Caucasian region. "We proceed exactly from this necessity in our contacts with all countries of the region, particularly with Turkey and Iran, as well as in our contacts with NATO and EU, which perform interest in this region. But we also proceeds from the necessity not to create problems for Armenia." he stressed. In Lavrov's opinion interest to the region is quite understandable, since there are natural resources and transit ways here, which are very important from geo-strategic viewpoint. In his part Armenian Acting Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian underlined that Russian frontier troops are in Armenia by mutual consent of both parties. "We think today their presence is necessary for Armenia's security," Oskanian said. 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 | 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 Civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan People demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation again blocked streets in Yerevan on May 15. Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." |