Armenia indignant over flag incident

Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Aug 3 2005

Baku, August 2, AssA-Irada — The Armenian flag in front of the
Council of Europe headquarters in Strasbourg has disappeared. The
Foreign Ministry of Armenia sent a note to the organization following
the incident demanding that the flag be returned.

Latest reports say that the flag has been put back and CE officials
extended their apologies to Armenia. However, official Yerevan
has refused to leave the incident behind and called for a thorough
scrutiny.

The identity of those who stole the flag and reasons behind the theft
are not known yet.*