Lavrov foretells new clashes in South Caucasus?October 23, 2008 - 17:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia is concerned over the fact that the EU observers do not act as security guarantors in the buffer zone around South Ossetia and Abkhazia, RF Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said."The Georgian side doesn't meet its pullout commitments and keeps on sending special services to these regions. The EU observers who are supposed to be guarantors of non-use of force seem to neglect this fact. This is a dangerous game, pregnant with new clashes," he said, Russian media 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. |