INDIVIDUAL MEETING OF ARMENIAN AND GEORGIAN PRESIDENTS HELD IN SAINT PETERSBURGMay 31, 2003 - 20:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Within the framework of unofficial summit of CIS leaders in Saint Petersburg a meeting of Armenian and Georgian presidents Robert Kocharian and Eduard Shevardnadze took place yesterday. Armenian ambassador to Russia Armen Smbatian told "Arminfo" agency, who however was not aware of the details of the conversation between the two leaders. Meanwhile, it is known that among other issues, which were to be discussed by the heads of the neighbor countries, was the lifting of the blockade of the Abkhazian stripe of the Transcaucasian railway. 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”. |