Relations between Georgia and Russia have never been too goodApril 12, 2007 - 16:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Relations between Georgia and Russia have never been too good, member of the Republican Party of Georgia, political scientist Paata Zakareishvili stated to the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist. "Now Russia tries to do a bad turn to Georgia on the quiet and instead of honestly establishing relations, for some reasons Russians choose secret ways. And we too blame Russia for all our misfortunes thinking of her as the main author. Of course, it is not so. But just recall the story with intelligence officers. Saakashvili catch at that excuse to show the West his anti-Russian sentiments. The problem of Eduard Shevarnadze, whose name "cunning fox" is not in vain, is in the fact that he used to play with everyone - both with Russia and the West. Saakashvili decided to stake on the West and now we have a situation, when Georgia is the most democratic country in the region for the U.S. However this is very bad for the states in the region, there is no balance here," the Georgian political scientist 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 | 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”. |