Saakashvili buried Georgia's image of "democracy lamp"September 3, 2008 - 18:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Georgian-Ossetian conflict showed how tremendously ineffective the Russian war machine is, according to an Armenian expert."But it also showed that Georgia doesn't have an army, despite up-to-date armament and long-term trainings of the personnel. Georgian soldiers failed to defeat 350 Russian peacekeepers, 200 Ossetian policemen and 200 servicemen," Caucasus Institute Director Alexander Iskandaryan said during a round-table discussion today. Russia's will always be present in South Ossetia, according to him. "Georgia will recover from the collapse but its image of "democracy lamp" has been buried forever. Moreover, no Georgian leader will dare to attempt to resolve the South Ossetian and Abkhazian conflicts by use of force. 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 | 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. Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26. 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. |