Aliyev against Armenian officers arriving in Baku for exercises
By Sevindzh Abdullayeva, Viktor Shulman
ITAR-TASS News Agency Â
September 11, 2004 Saturday
BARDA, Azerbaijan — Ilham Aliyev opposes Armenian officers arriving
in Azerbaijan for participation in the planned NATO field exercises
to be held in accordance with the Partnership for Peace programme.
“I do not want Armenian servicemen to arrive in Baku, and Azerbaijan
will take necessary measures for it,” the president told reporters
on Saturday.
Aliyev noted the exercises in Baku, which will be held from September
14 to 26, were organised by NATO and Azerbaijan did not invite
servicemen from other countries, including Armenia, to the exercises.
According to reports from Yerevan, a delegation of five officers of
the Armenian Armed Forces will participate in the planned exercises in
Baku, and the defence minister’s press secretary Seiran Shakhsuvaryan
confirmed this.
The stand is unchanging. As planned, the delegation will come for
the exercises, the press secretary said, noting that there were no
refusal from the organiser – NATO – or changes in the programme.
From: Baghdasarian