Georgia announces national emergencyNovember 8, 2007 - 14:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Wednesday evening Georgian President Mikhael Saakashvili signed a decree on establishment of state of emergency in Tbilisi. The measure has followed an attempt of coup d'etat, State Minister Zurab Noghaideli said. "The edict imposes limitations on conduction of demonstrations and calls for violence, shift in power and organization of disorders," he said. Mr Noghaideli said the state of emergency will cover Tbilisi only. At that "freedom of speech is not limited" while "usual media work" will be resumed after the order in the republic is established. However, national emergency spear all over Georgia on Wednesday night. Minister of Economic Development Giorgi Arveladze said the terms of the edict will expire in 15 days. Rustavi 2 private TV channel said good-bye to its audience and promised to return in two weeks. Earlier, special forces occupied the office of another TV channel - Imedi - belonging to entrepreneur Badri Patarkatsishvili, Lenta.ru reports. 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. €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. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |