Armenia, Georgia don't experience unsolvable problemsFebruary 20, 2009 - 19:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The talks between Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Georgian counterpart Grigol Vashadze covered the whole scope of the Armenian-Georgian relations."We referred to the programs implemented and plans for the future. In March, days of Georgian Culture will kick off in Yerevan. An Armenian delegation is expected to pay a visit to Tbilisi in April," Minister Nalbandian said. For his part, Mr. Vashadze stressed the importance to promote cooperation between the two states. "Armenia and Georgia don't experience unsolvable problems. There is no problem of Armenians of Javakhk but there are economic regional problems which should be addressed. As to recent arrests, these people were detained not because of being Armenians but because they were engaged in anti-state activities. If Georgians had violated laws, they would have been arrested as well," he said. "I would like to emphasize that Tbilisi is interested in integration of Armenians in the Georgian society and this process should be expedited," Vashadze added 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |