Russia must respect Georgia's territorial integrityJune 25, 2009 - 19:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "To restore Russian-Georgian ties, Moscow should first of all recognize and respect Georgia's territorial integrity," Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili announced in Yerevan. "From the first day of my presidency, I offered helping hand to Russia for establishing cooperation. No country in the world has so far recognized South Ossetia and Abkhazia's independence. Besides, Russian initiative towards elaborating new European Security Architecture did not find any support," Georgian President said. Despite complicated relations with Russia, Georgian leadership creates no obstacles for contacts between two countries' peoples. "As long as I am Georgia's President, I won't allow any hatred campaign between two nations," Saakashvili said, adding that Georgia enjoyed international community's support, with "Eastern Partnership" initiative being a fair example of that. 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |