Armenian official says NATO decides against seminars in Azeri capital

Mediamax news agency
14 Dec 04

YEREVAN

The management of the working group dealing with cooperation with
partners from NATO’s Military Committee has decided not to hold a
seminar in Baku after the Azerbaijani authorities denied entry to
Armenian Defence Ministry representatives, Armenian Deputy Defence
Minister, Lt-Gen Artur Agabekyan said in Yerevan today.

The working group opened its seminar in Yerevan today. Representatives
of 34 countries – 23 NATO member states and 11 partners – are
participating in the seminar. The seminar was held in Tbilisi on 13
December.

Gen Agabekyan expressed regret about the fact that not only
Azerbaijani representatives protested against the Armenian officer’s
visit to Baku, but also refused to attend the seminar in Yerevan.

“We would have attended with pleasure the seminar of NATO’s Military
Committee in the Azerbaijani capital,” the Armenian deputy defence
minister said.

Agabekyan said that the expansion of military cooperation between NATO
member states and its partners within the framework of the Partnership
for Peace programme topped the agenda of the Yerevan-hosted seminar.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress