“One of Georgia’s principal goals is to change demographic situation in Javakhk,” Head of Hay Dat office Kiro Manoyan told a news conference. According to him, Georgian church is also trying to assist in the process. but its attempts meet the population’s mounting protests.
Read More »OSCE Chairperson-in-Office visits Armenia
On July 2 OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis will arrive in Armenia. As press service of the Yerevan office of OSCE told to a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office will arrive in Yerevan immediately after paying visit to Baku. “ OSCE Chairperson-in-Office will not go to Georgia, since activities …
Read More »Chechen President Vows to Fight Ingushetia Rebels
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov said he had been ordered by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to fight insurgents in the neighbouring region of Ingushetia after its leader was gravely wounded in a bomb attack. Kadyrov’s harsh tactics have brought relative stability to Chechnya since he was elected in 2007 after more …
Read More »Russia Defends Idea Of Security Plan For Europe
Russia on Tuesday defended its proposal for a new security structure in Europe and said it was not aimed at undermining the U.S.-led NATO alliance, but rather at banishing division on the continent. The United States and NATO reacted sharply last year to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s call for a …
Read More »Russian FM holds talks with Swiss on Georgia
GENEVA Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Switzerland on Wednesday for talks with his Swiss counterpart that will include the situation in Georgia, the Swiss Foreign Ministry said.
Read More »US Reaffirms Backing for Georgian Territorial Integrity
The Obama administration on Monday reaffirmed support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity while it pursues better relations with Russia — Georgia’s adversary in last year’s military conflict. The White House says Vice President Joe Biden will visit Georgia next month after President Barack Obama’s summit visit to Moscow.
Read More »US Vice President Biden heads to Ukraine, Georgia
WASHINGTON US Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Georgia and Ukraine next month for talks on boosting the former Soviet republics’ economies and supporting democratic reforms, his office said Monday. Both trips involve political sensitivities with Russia, and the visit would come shortly after US President Barack Obama travels …
Read More »Artur Baghdasaryan welcomes cooperation with Georgia and Azerbaijan
Secretary of the National Security Council Artur Baghdasaryan received a delegation headed by the Regional coordinator of the South Caucasus Anti-Drug (SCAD) Programme Gregory Connor. Presenting the program, Gregory Connor pointed that the purpose of the program is to establish cooperation between the three countries of the region – Armenia, …
Read More »UN regrets Russia’s veto on Georgia observer mission
WASHINGTON Group of Friends of the UN Secretary General for Georgia has expressed regret over Russia’s decision to veto a UN Security Council resolution on prolonging the mandate of the UN observer mission in the region of Georgia and Abkhazia /UNOMIG/.
Read More »Russia to resume talks with Georgia only after elections
MOSCOW Russia will be ready to resume deliberations with Georgia, if the Georgian people elect a new leadership, President Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with Chinese journalists.
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