Reaction of U.S. leadership to Putin's offer on Gabala is trembling and shockJune 12, 2007 - 19:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian-American consultations on sharing the use of Gabala radar station within the American air defense system will begin after Russian President's visit to the United States, which is scheduled for the beginning of July, Russian Chief of General Staff Yuri Baluyevsky stated. "Judging from the reaction of U.S. official leadership and my military colleagues, they have experienced trembling and shock," the Chief of General Staff said commenting on the reaction of the American side to Putin's proposal. He underlined that he had personally participated in the process of working out that offer.Commenting on the recent tests of "Iskander" missile complexes, Baluyevsky underlined those tests allow to say that Russia has something to defend and means for defense. "We have never threatened other countries. However, we should have armaments, which are cheaper but do not yield to armaments of our partners by their efficiency. It would be bad if Russia did not have such weapons," the head of the Russian Chief of General Staff underlined, RIA "Novosti" reports. During negotiations with George W. Bush in the framework of the G8 summit in Heiligendamm V. Putin offered the American leader to share the use of Gabala radar station within the U.S. air defense system. Russia leases Gabala station from Azerbaijan. 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. |