AZERBAIJANI PM RECEIVES CIS DMS’ BOARD DELEGATION

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
May 31 2006

Azerbaijan’s Prime Minister Arthur Rasizadeh today received the
delegation of the Board of Defense Ministers of the Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS).

The meeting brought together representatives of the Defense Ministries
of Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan,
Russia and Ukraine as well as representatives of the CIS Executive
Committee and Defense Ministers Board Secretariat. The Cabinet of
Ministers told APA that in the short meeting, the Minister talked
about the socio-political situation in Azerbaijan. He also introduced
Azerbaijan’s stance on the Nagorno Garabagh conflict and stressed
that Armenia is taking an unconstructive stance regarding this issue.

Mr.Rasizadeh answered the questions given by the visitors later on.