Russia does NOT care for CIS effective functioning/collaborationMarch 5, 2009 - 19:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The CIS countries should fight the world economic crisis together. Otherwise, they will not be able to deal with its consequences, said ex-president of the UkraineLeonid Kuchma at the television space bridge between Yerevan-Tbilisi-Moscow-Kiev-Chisinau on "Ukraine and CIS countries under the conditions of world economic crisis."The crisis will reach all CIS countries, if it has not yet. But so far, these countries have not summoned a meeting, they have not even met on a ministerial level-Finance Ministers- to discuss all common problems and the means of fighting them, said the Ukrainian politician. All this proves that Russia does not care for the effective collaboration of CIS. Speaking about "Eastern Partnership" initiative proposed by the CoE to six post Soviet states the Ukrainian ex -head said that the CoE decided to use the inner controversies existing between CIS countries at a proper time and to its advantage. The CoE noticed that the member-states do not follow common principles and views and naturally offered its initiative and left out Moscow. Merely lending loans to certain CIS countries for fighting the crisis is not a solution to the problem. 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 | SBP instant transfers now available from 190 Russian banks to Armenia To receive money from Russian banks, easywallet users need to go to their easywallet accounts. Armenia's Davit Chaloyan qualifies for Paris Olympics The Armenian boxer qualified for Paris Olympics after a series of successful bouts at the 2nd World Qualification Tournament. Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. French-Armenian journalist returns to France after 41-day hunger strike Nicolian said on social media on Sunday, June 2 that he needs to improve his health in order to “continue the fight”. |