Serbia had no tool to resist KosovoFebruary 18, 2008 - 14:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - February 17 produced no sensation. Everyone knew that Kosovo will proclaim independence, head of the interethnic relations department at Moscow's Institute for Political and Military Analysis Sergei Markedonov told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. "Serbia possessed neither military-political nor administrative tools to resist Kosovars. Proclamation of Kosovo's independence is the matter of political advisability. Equalization of Kosovo with post soviet conflicts is rather strained. Actually, Nagorno Karabakh became independent in 1991. Transdnistria proclaimed independence in 1990. No one spoke of Kosovo at that time," the expert said. "The point is whether Serbia, Georgia and Azerbaijan agree to live with their neighbors. The population but not territories create problems. May an Albanian be Prime Minister of Serbia? May an Armenian be the Mayor of Gyandja? Of course, not. So, the matter is whether various ethnic groups wish to live side by side in one country," Mr Markedonov said. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |