Russia to accomplish withdrawal of troops from Georgia till Dec. 1November 10, 2007 - 15:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia will be accomplished till December 1. The last special train will start off to Armenia November 15. "No Russian soldier, no kilogram of Russian property will remain in Georgia by December. After the withdrawal, 6 military facilities will be turned over to Georgia," said Alexander Baranov, the commander of the North Caucasus military district. When commenting on the recent developments, the commander said "the North Caucasus military district plans no special measures," Rosbalt 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 | 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”. |