Conflict between Georgians and Armenians Took Place in JavakhkSeptember 25, 2006 - 14:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A conflict between young Armenians from Samtskhe Javakhetia and Georgian soldiers took place at the road to Bakuriani (Georgia). 6 Georgian military guarding a sector of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline stopped an Opel belonging to 22-year-old Vladimir Miradian. Checking the documents and finding out that the driver and the passengers are Armenians and do not speak Georgian the soldiers started insulting them. A brawl burst out between the soldiers and Artyusha Iratsyan and Hambartsum Ovakiamian. The soldiers started threatening with weapons, afterwards the young men drove back to the village of Tabatskhuri, reported A-info. 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 | Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said. Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani. POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |