Georgia may be admitted to NATO if Russia annexes the Crimea, writes Moscow's "Kommersant" , citing sources in the leadership of NATO and the U.S. State Department.
Russia's actions in Ukraine caused a renewed debate about the need for a more resolute policy of the alliance in the post-soviet space, NATO headquarters believes.
Even the countries that recently urged not to force the issue about Georgia's membership, now think about it. Tbilisi has reiterated its desire to be integrated into a military bloc, said the State Department.
Everything now depends on the outcome of Sunday's referendum. If the Crimea will become part of Russia, at the next NATO summit ( it will be in the UK in September) Georgia can provide an action plan for membership in the alliance. This is a list of conditions in the political, military , economic and legal spheres , after which the country will become a full member of the organization. Similar conditions for joining the alliance now fulfill Macedonia, Montenegro and Bosnia. It is likely that the next member of NATO will be Ukraine. -02D-
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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On August 30, at approximately 22:55, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant in Metsamor was disconnected from the country's power grid, as reported by the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. The shutdown was caused by a lightning strike, which triggered the plant's safety systems to switch the station to a safe shutdown mode. Currently, the plant's staff is working on restarting the facility.
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