RF Duma recommends government to establish diplomatic representations in unrecognized republicsMarch 14, 2008 - 14:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Participants of Russian Duma hearings on the unrecognized republics on the territory of Georgia and Moldova recommend the government to establish diplomatic relations with them.On March 13, the Duma members discussed the possibility of recognizing independence of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Transdnistria and recommended to establish diplomatic representations in these republics, refraining from immediate recognition of their sovereignty. "After recognition of Kosovo by several dozes of states, Russia has full authority to recognize Abkhazia's sovereignty," said Nugzar Ashuba, speaker of the Abkhazian National Assembly. "Given the Kosovo precedent, Russia has sufficient ground to declare recognition of Abkhazia's independence, thus cementing its international weight and influence of a world power. Georgian leaders are facing an opportunity to resolve a number of social and economic problems while Georgian people will finally stop thinking about war," Mr Ashuba said, Deutsche Welle 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. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €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. |