RUSSIANS DID NOT WARN US

Lragir.am
11 July 06

Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan told news reporters July 11
that Armenia is in constant contact with the Russian party to
settle the problem of closing the checkpoint of Verin Lars on the
Russian-Georgian border. By the way, the Russian party closed the
checkpoint for repairs. Vardan Oskanyan declined to say whether the
Russian party had warned its strategic partner that the checkpoint
would be closed and repaired within a period. He mentioned instead
that 17 of the Armenian trucks crowded in Verin Lars crossed the
border in the territory of South Ossetia, however the Georgian side
emphasized that it is an exception and will not repeat. As for the
actions of Armenia, the minister declined to say anything.

By the way, Vardan Oskanyan announced that Robert Kocharyan did not
discuss the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline with the president of Iran.