  EU mission kicks off in Georgian-South Ossetian conflict zoneOctober 7, 2008 - 14:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Union's Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia became operational, with the first observers entering the buffer zone around South Ossetia to monitor the ceasefire between Russia and Georgia.The EU mission aims to stabilize the region and ensure compliance by Georgia and Russia with a peace plan brokered by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose country holds the EU presidency. The force is of over 350 unarmed observers, in armored vehicles, from 22 EU member states. They will have to monitor the movements of around 800 Russian soldiers holding some 18 positions, and cover some rough country.   Top stories 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 |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
