GEORGIAN CUSTOMS OFFICIALS BLEW UP BOUNDARY WITH ARMENIA ROADS TO PREVENT CONTRABAND CARGO TRANSPORTATIONJanuary 16, 2004 - 22:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The officers of the Georgian department for struggle against crime have blown up a number of sectors of the boundary country-tracks leading from Armenia to the Georgian village of Sadakhlo, where a large fair is located. Such measures were undertaken in view that the lowering of Debed river separating Georgia and Armenia allowed the vehicles with contraband loads to cross the frontier avoiding the customs control situated on Tbilisi-Yerevan main highway, "REGNUM" IA reports. Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |