PART OF RUSSIAN MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND ARMAMENT TO BE TRANSPORTED FROM GEORGIA TO ARMENIAJune 20, 2003 - 19:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A part of the ammunition, property and armament of the Group of Russian Forces in the Transcaucasia (GRFT) is being transported from the engineering ammunition depot located in the Georgian town of Sagarejo to the 102-th Russian military base dislocated in Gyumri Armenian town. The GRFT press service head Alexander Lutskevich told "Prime-news" agency. In his words, the echelon with the military equipment and armament will be delivered to Armenia before June 25. "The action is being carried out due to the corresponding protocol, signed by the Russian and Georgian parties", - A. Lutskevich informed. In the Russian military man's words, approximately 100 tons of the ammunition were kept at the GRFT engineering depot in Sagarejo, one part of which is to be utilized, the other is to be transported to Russia and Armenia. 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 | EU, EAEU are incompatible, Russia tells Armenia The arrival of extra-regional players in Armenia “will have consequences,” Russian Deputy PM Alexei Overchuk has said. Armenia top European Youth Team Chess Championships after Round 4 The Armenian national team top the standings at the European Youth Team Chess Championships 2024 on the Greek island of Rhodes. GAIFF: Tarsem Singh to preside over Regional Competition jury Tarsem Singh is perhaps best known to Armenian audiences as the author behind Lady Gaga’s 911 music video, inspired by the aesthetics of Sergei Parajanov. ICRC reps visit Armenians held in Azerbaijan The staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross have visited Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians currently being held in Azerbaijan. |