1ST, 2ND ROUNDS OF ELIMINATION OF MELANGE SUPPLY FINISHED SUCCESSFULLY: VLADIMIR PRYAKHIN

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
March 30 2006

YEREVAN, March 30. /ARKA/. First and second rounds of elimination
of propellant components (melange) finished successfully in Armenia,
Press Secretary of the Defense Minister Seyran Shakhsuvaryan reported
that Vladimir Pryakhin stated this during the meeting with the RA
Defense Miinister Serj Sargsyan.

Pryakhin also touched upon the activities, planned for the third
round. According to him, the propellant will be reprocessed in
acceptable and ecologically clean fertilizer with a low acid-base
balance.

Issues of the further cooperation in the field of democratic control
over armed forces, and alternative military service were also discussed
during the meeting.

Pryakhin emphasized the assistance of the RA Ministry of Defense in
implementing the programs of the OSCE Yerevan Office.

Armenian Minister of Defense Serj Sargsyan and Head of the OSCE Yerevan
Office Vladimir Pryakhin signed the memorandum of understanding for
implementation of the third round of the program on elimination of
the propellant.