Russian State Duma not deprived Grigol Vashadze of Russian citizenshipNovember 3, 2009 - 21:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian State Duma refused to take action to deprive the Foreign Minister of Georgia Grigol Vashadze of Russian citizenship. Previously, Deputy from "Fair Russia" Semen Bagdasarov made such a proposal. The head of the Duma's Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building Vladimir Pligin told that Russia does not have the institution of deprivation of Russian citizenship its citizens, even if the person, along with Russian has a foreign passport. Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs Konstantin Kosachev said that Vashadze is an official, which expresses a nation-wide position, ITAR-TASS reports. Meanwhile Vashadze welcomed the intention to deprive him of Russian citizenship, Georgia Online reports. The representative of the Georgian Foreign Ministry Ia Makharadze stated that, according to the minister, Russia's desire to deprive him of citizenship is belated. 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. |