Georgia Cannot Embroil Armenia with RussiaSeptember 28, 2006 - 17:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - «I would not like to estimate or comment on actions of the Georgian Government, it will solve the situation itself,» Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces, colonel general Mikayel Harutyunyan at a news conference stated in Yerevan. In his words, under the conditions of absence of forcible arguments and facts it is impossible to understand what happened really. «We have information that special services in Georgia detained four Russian military and 11 Georgian citizens, five of which are Armenians. We can comment only if we have facts,» he underscored.In his turn, Advisor-Envoy of the Russian Embassy in Armenia Igor Gromyko underscored that actions and statements of Georgian authorities cannot be taken seriously. «It is hard to imagine the degree of fantasy of Georgian politicians. They speak many things, while it is not serious to comment on everything said by them. I believe there are forces, which want to embroil Russia with Armenia. I am sure everyone will agree with me that they will fail,» Gromyko underscored. 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. |