Akhalaia: nothing can hamper Armenian-Georgian cooperationApril 18, 2011 - 16:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan said that bilateral cooperation on defense issues is one of main trends in Armenia’s foreign policy. Commenting on how Georgia and Armenia imagine cooperation in the field of defense, taking into consideration the fact that Armenia is a CSTO member state, while Georgia aspires towards NATO, as well as the conflict between Russia and Georgia, Ohanyan said during a joint press conference with his Georgian counterpart Bacho Akhalaia that the experience shows that there is no problem with it, since all security systems are guided by the principle of peace resolution of conflicts in all matters referring to settlement of conflicts. Akhalaia agreed with Ohanyan, saying that the Armenian-Georgian relations are unique. “I strongly believe that they will continue developing in future and nothing can hamper this cooperation,” he said. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. 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. 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”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |