U.S. rejects Russia's offer to ban weapons delivery to GeorgiaSeptember 10, 2008 - 15:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States rejected Russia's offer to put an international ban on delivery of weapons to Georgia.Ben Chang, a spokesperson for the U.S. mission to the United Nations labeled Moscow's draft resolution as an attempt to distract attention from commitments to withdraw troops from the Georgian territory. The U.S. Defense Secretary said a special mission will be dispatched to Georgia to assess the country's needs for replenishment of its armed forces, RFE/RL reported. Yesterday, Russia formally established diplomatic relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia and announced intention to deploy over 7000 troops there. 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”. |