  Saakashvili buried Georgia's image of "democracy lamp"September 3, 2008 - 18:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Georgian-Ossetian conflict showed how tremendously ineffective the Russian war machine is, according to an Armenian expert."But it also showed that Georgia doesn't have an army, despite up-to-date armament and long-term trainings of the personnel. Georgian soldiers failed to defeat 350 Russian peacekeepers, 200 Ossetian policemen and 200 servicemen," Caucasus Institute Director Alexander Iskandaryan said during a round-table discussion today. Russia's will always be present in South Ossetia, according to him. "Georgia will recover from the collapse but its image of "democracy lamp" has been buried forever. Moreover, no Georgian leader will dare to attempt to resolve the South Ossetian and Abkhazian conflicts by use of force.   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. |
