Russia not to intend start new war with GeorgiaJune 26, 2009 - 20:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia does not intend to start new war with Georgia, Vladimir Zakharov, head of the Center for Caucasus Studies of the Moscow State Institute for International Relations told aPanARMENIAN.Net reporter. According to him, such opinions are disseminated by committed to the West politicians. "Russia is not so idle to start a new war with Georgia. The Russian leadership doesn't have such plans and can't have," he stressed. On June 29 strategic exercises "Caucasus 2009" will start in the South part of Russia, as well as in Armenia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia. On the eve of the large-scale exercises a number of experts from Russia and other countries said, that they will become a prologue to a new war with Georgia. According to British 'The Times', exercises on the eve of the US president Barack Obama's visit to Russia is an obvious demonstration of the failed attempts to join Georgia to NATO". The same opinion was expressed by Andrey Illarionov, president of the Institute of Economic Analysis, who said that the Russian-Georgian war can be re-started after June 6. On that particular day the "Caucasus -2009" exercises will be completed, and on that very day the US president will arrive in Moscow. The former advisor to the RF president Mr. Illarionov says, that Russia's behavior aimed at withdrawing from the conflict zone OSCE and UN observation missions, as well as more frequent terrorist acts testify this opinion. According to Andrey Illarionov, the main purpose of the possible military campaign is elimination of Georgia as a sovereign state and its dissolution into several quasi-states, NG 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 | 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. |