ARMENIAN DIASPORA INFLUENCES SHEVARDNADZE TO OPEN ABKHAZIAN RAILWAY, GEORGIAN FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER SAIDMarch 19, 2003 - 19:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The influential Armenian diaspora abroad influences Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze and he will have to agree with the resumption of the rail communication via the Abkhazian territory. Today the opinion was expressed by former defense minister of Georgia Tengiz Kitovani, who noted that the restoration of transport communication there "can only be favorable to Armenia." In his words, as reported by "Mediamax" agency, the agreements between the Russian and Georgian presidents on returning Georgian refugees simultaneously to the opening of the Abkhazian railway "are equal to naught."![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |