Armenia is a significant geopolitical factorOctober 13, 2007 - 18:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Despite its small size, Armenia represents an important geopolitical factor. Its significance for Transcaucasia and Middle East incommensurably overweighs its role on the international arena," the Military Industrial Express (Voyenno-Promishlenny Kuryer) reports."Armenia doesn't give trouble to Russia. Moreover, it's actually our rear at the CIS southern borders. Moscow and Yerevan have formed an expansive basis for military-strategic cooperation with the main load to be carried by the Russian military base in Gyumri. Armenia's distrust to Turkey is well known. Yerevan has always viewed Turkey as a menace. Armenia doesn't have diplomatic relations with Ankara, what results in economic troubles for other states bound with Armenia and Turkey by various projects. It especially affects major transport and energy projects. The historical problem of the Armenian Genocide is one of the reasons of tension. Washington wants to strengthen military cooperation with Armenia at all costs," the edition says. Top stories 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. 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". Partner news | Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. |