U.S. Senate to support Georgia for NATOFebruary 11, 2008 - 17:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. Senate will pass a statement to support Georgia and Ukraine's aspiration for NATO, Georgia's Prime Minister Giorgi Baramidze said in Tbilisi airport upon arrival from the Munich security conference."President Saakashvili and Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried discussed the issue during a meeting. We have enlisted support of the United States," he said, adding that the officials also referred to Georgian-American and Georgian-Russian relations, Trend 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”. |