Works for Restoration of Blasted Gas Pipeline HeldJanuary 23, 2006 - 18:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The gas supply to Armenia and Georgia can be restored in 24 hours, head of the restoration works at Mozdok-Tbilisi gas pipeline Victor Kraynov informed. "The equipment has been already prepared and the works are being coordinated. Is everything proceeds well tomorrow gas will be delivered again," he said. The Georgian Military Road is full with vehicles sent by Gazprom. 79 workers are engaged in the restoration works. 60 people work in three shifts. Head of the North Ossetian government Alexander Merkulov has already visited the site. "We were instructed to completely restore the pipeline till January 27. So I wanted to make sure that the workers are provided with everything essential," he said, IA Regnum reported. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |