SOME DISPUTABLE LOTS REMAIN ON GEORGIAN-AZERI STATE FRONTIERMay 8, 2003 - 22:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Only two thirds of the line of the state frontier between Georgia and Azerbaijan are coordinated at present. As Georgian foreign ministry ambassador for special commissions Zaza Kandelaki told "Novosti" Russian agency, a few lots remain disputable, specifically in the territory near "Red Bridge" checkpoint. In his words, in late May representatives of official delegations of Georgia and Azerbaijan will meet in Tbilisi to discuss a wide range of issues of demarcation and delimitation of the state frontier between the two countries. In the course of the meeting the Georgian delegation intends to ask Azeri colleagues to pass to Georgia part of the Azeri territory, where David-Gareji cloister complex of the 19-th century is situated. 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”. |