PanArmenian News
March 23 2005

SERGE SARGSIAN: WEAPON DEPOTS IN ARMENIA AND KARABAKH ALWAYS KEPT
UNDER STRICT CONTROL

23.03.2005 08:08

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The accusations brought against the Armenian
citizen, who was wanted by the police, are based on the fact that he
was trying to sell arms in the US. Meanwhile the investigation showed
that no single weapon was exported from Armenia, Secretary of the
Security Council, Defense Minister Serge Sargsian stated today, IA
Regnum reports. In his words, the weapon depots in Armenia and
Nagorno Karabakh were always kept under strict control. ~SNo thefts
have been ever registered~T, the Minister stated. To remind, Armenian
citizen Artur Solomonian and his brother Levon Solomonian were
detained on suspicion of arms traffic in the US. They were both
wanted by the law enforcers for avoiding the obligatory military
service. According to the investigators, the Armenian citizen headed
the gang composed of the citizens of Armenia, Georgia and the US.