Armenia will never gamble on discrepancies between Russia and U.S.April 27, 2007 - 18:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "I have been a member of government for many years and can't recollect any case of political pressure exerted by the United States. Our relations are dynamically developing. The U.S. renders us serious economic aid," RA Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan said. During many years Armenia received more assistance than any other state and comes behind Israel only, he added. "Besides, the U.S. help to implement major projects targeted at improvement of infrastructure. I want to emphasize that Armenia will never gamble on discrepancies between Russia and the U.S. The best variant for us is cooperation between these two super powers. Our 15-year experience of state system proves the correctness of such approach," Serge Sargsyan said. When asked to comment on actuality of SCO and EurAsEC projects the RA PM said, "Armenia treats these projects seriously. But the republic is a member of the WTO and has certain obligations. Unfortunately, the regulations of the above mentioned organizations contain some provisions conflicting with our obligations. We are acting as observers and wait for further developments. I mean Russia's possible joining the WTO. Then the regulations may be changed and combined membership will become possible," he said, Nezavisimaya Gazeta 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 | 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. |