Belgrade may impose economic sanctions on KosovoNovember 23, 2007 - 15:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Serbia will impose economic sanctions on Kosovo if the latter declares independence, Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said."If status is declared illegally and unilaterally it is hard to expect free and unrestricted flow of goods and services between Kosovo and Serbia," Jeremic said. However, he refrained from furnishing any details of retaliation. "It should be understood that unilateral measures may cause big problems in the Balkans," he said, Vesti reports. Former Kosovar guerrilla leader Hashim Thaci's Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) won the legislative elections held in the province November 17 and immediately reaffirmed Kosovo's intentions to proclaim independence immediately after December 10 despite U.S. and EU signaling prematurity of the move. Russia doesn't support the idea of Kosovo's independence. 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 | Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. 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. |