"Armenian chapter" of Georgian foreign policy doctrine symbolicApril 6, 2009 - 22:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze's statement can't be welcomed, a Russian expert said. "Earlier, Georgian foreign policy priorities were as follows: "strategic partnership" with the United States, Ukraine, Turkey and Azerbaijan, partnership with Russia and "pragmatic cooperation" with Armenia. These definitions were doubtful from the very beginning. And we all know the result of partnership with Russia," Andrey Areshev, expert at Strategic Culture Foundation, told PanARMENIAN.Net He also pointed out to the fact that Vashadze's statement echoed rumors about soonest normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations. Nevertheless, the "Armenian chapter" of Georgian foreign policy doctrine will be symbolic, according to the expert. "Yerevan had better follow its policy of complementarity, maintaining relations with Russia and intensifying cooperation with Iran," Areshev said. 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. |