People of Javakhetia Voluntarily Kill Domestic BirdsJanuary 18, 2006 - 14:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During a short-term visit to Akhalkalaki Georgian parliament speaker Nino Burjanadze said the Georgian authorities are doing the best to prevent the penetration of the bird flu from Turkey. The residents of Armenian-populated Samtskhe Javakheti region of Georgia are most of all anxious about the issue since the region verges on Turkey. To avoid the epidemic the people of Samtskhe Javakhetia voluntarily kill domestic birds, reports A-Info. Top stories 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. 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". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |