Vladimir Putin: Russia will not allow new military adventures in CaucasusAugust 26, 2009 - 22:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia will not allow any attempts of revanche or new military adventures in Caucasus, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told a press conference devoted to results of negotiations with South Ossetian President Edward Kokoyta. "Russia is from now on ready to provide political and military support to South Ossetia and Abkhazia. I would like to repeat clearly and unequivocally that Russia will not allow attempts of revanche or new military adventures in the region. We'll closely follow and make adequate response to all developments," Vladimir Putin noted.Since the recognition of South Ossetia, a lot has been done to build a platform for interstate relations between two states and strengthen their legal bases, RIA Novosti quotes Russian Premier as saying. On August 26, 2008, Russia recognized South Ossetia and Abkhazia's independence. In response, Tbilisi broke off diplomatic ties with Moscow and declared two Transcaucasian republics as occupied territories. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |