Georgia's Intention to Settle Conflicts by Force to Harm Russia and ArmeniaSeptember 27, 2006 - 17:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Georgian leadership aims at "a military resolution of so-called frozen conflicts," Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Nikolay Bordyuzha considers. "The actions of the Georgian leadership and especially of the Defense Ministry are targeted at tensing the situation," Bordyuzha said when addressing the 11th All Russia 2006 forum. He explained it by the fact that "Georgia wishes to join the NATO but it's impossible without the settlement of the frozen conflicts." "That is why the Georgian leadership wishes to resolve the Abkhazian and South Ossetian problems by any means," he added. According to the CSTO Secretary General, the Georgian authorities should understand that appliance of force will cause escalation of the conflicts and this will harm not only Georgia nut Armenia and Russia as well. "The most important task now is to avoid speeding up the events and aggravation of the situation," he said, reported RIA Novosti. 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”. |