RF State Duma calls on President and government to address Abkhazia and South Ossetia recognitionMarch 22, 2008 - 13:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 21, Russian State Duma adopted a statement calling on the President and government to address recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia's independence. The Duma members offer "to speed up the process of the republics' sovereignty up to recognition of their independence in compliance with the expression of popular will." "Russia should take action to protect its citizens in Abkhazia and South Ossetia in case of Georgia's violence or accession to NATO," the document says. The State Duma also proposes to strengthen peacekeeping potential in the Georgian-Abkhazian and Georgian-South Ossetian conflict zones. South Ossetia's representative to Russia, Dmitry Medoyev said this decision inspires hope and testifies the start of recognition process. For his part, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried said recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia's independence "would be a blunder" "The U.S. supports territorial integrity of Georgia and stands for a peaceful resolution of the conflicts," he said, Russkaya Liniya 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 | SBP instant transfers now available from 190 Russian banks to Armenia To receive money from Russian banks, easywallet users need to go to their easywallet accounts. Armenia's Davit Chaloyan qualifies for Paris Olympics The Armenian boxer qualified for Paris Olympics after a series of successful bouts at the 2nd World Qualification Tournament. Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. French-Armenian journalist returns to France after 41-day hunger strike Nicolian said on social media on Sunday, June 2 that he needs to improve his health in order to “continue the fight”. |