Vedant Patel
Washington D.C./04.10.23/Turan: The United States said on Tuesday that it will continue to partner with the people of Georgia as they pursue a democratic, prosperous, and peaceful Euro-Atlantic future, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
"And we urge the Georgian Government to implement the necessary reforms to acquire EU candidate status, and we stand ready to assist the government in doing so," State Department's Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel told daily briefing when responding to TURAN's questions.
Patel's comments came as Georgia's pro-Russian government, taking its fears of an imminent coup to the next level, this week accused the United States of sponsoring "a revolution workshop" in Tbilisi.
Patel called allegations against U.S. assistance projects "false", saying that they "fundamentally mischaracterize the goals of our assistance to Georgia."
"As always, our assistance is transparent... And we will continue to support Georgian organizations that work to secure fundamental rights provided by the Georgian constitution and Georgia’s international commitments and obligations," he said.
Patel also underscored that the U.S. fully supports Georgia’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized border, as the country has been facing Russian occupation.
Alex Raufoglu
Politics
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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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