Armenian-Georgian relations were never good, but will never be extremely badOctober 6, 2008 - 18:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Given the reformation of the South Caucasus, the Georgian leadership has to understand the position of Armenia and from this angle the visit of the Armenian President to Tbilisi is very important, director of Caucasus Institute Alexander Iskandaryan said during Yerevan-Tbilisi TV space bridge today. The Armenian-Georgian relations were never good, but they will never be extremely bad, according to him. "Armenia's peculiar geographical position forces it to have normal relations with all neighbors, what's not simple taking into account the complicated Iran-U.S. and Russia-Georgia relationship. Nevertheless, the Armenian complementary policy proved its maturity during the August events," he said. "Proceeding from its own interests, Armenia builds relations with NATO, CSTO and EU. Similar pragmatism operates as regard Georgia," he 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 | 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. |