ARMENIA NOT TO TAKE PART IN MEETING OF CIS DEFENCE MINISTERS
by Tigran Liloyan

ITAR-TASS News Agency
May 30, 2006 Tuesday

Armenia will not take part in the meeting of the Council of the CIS
Defence Ministers due in Baku on May 31.

The Azerbaijani authorities failed to provide guarantees of ensuring
the security of the Armenian delegation, a source at the Armenian
Defence Ministry said.

“This fact once again proves that Azerbaijan is unable to fulfill its
obligations and guarantee security to participants in an international
event it will host,” the source said.

The Armenian Defence Ministry hopes for an official reaction from
the Council of the CIS Defence Ministers.