Will Georgia be invited to NATO in 2008?April 16, 2007 - 19:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - NATO summit in 2008 will be significant for Georgia which will be offered a plan for joining the organization, Polish President Lech Kaczynski told a news conference in Tbilisi. The summit is likely to be held in Lisbon, he said. "We support Georgia's aspiration to NATO and cooperation with the EU," Lech Kaczynski said. "During a meeting with President Mikhael Saakashvili we also referred to cooperation in the military sector and development of neighbor relations," he added. When a state is aspired to NATO there should be no obstacles for cooperation in the military field, especially when we speak about Georgia. This country represent no danger," he said, New Region reports. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |