PARTICIPANTS OF SITTING OF CIS MEMBER-STATES’ COORDINATION COMMITTEE FOR ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENCE AFFAIRS ARRIVE IN YEREVAN

Noyan Tapan
Feb 14 2007

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Delegation led by army General
Vladimir Mikhaylov, Chairman of CIS member-states’ Coordination
Committee for United Anti-aircraft Defence System Affairs, arrived
in Yerevan on February 14. The delegation will participate in the
sitting of Coordination Committee for anti-aircraft defence affairs
attached to CIS member-states’ Defence Ministers’ Council and in the
training-methodical gathering.

"We accepted with gratitude the Armenian side’s invitation to hold the
Committee sitting in Yerevan," the head of the delegation said in his
press briefing at Erebuni airport. V. Mikhaylov stated that sittings
of Coordination Committee for Anti-aircraft Defence System Affairs
are held twice a year in anti-aircraft defence system member-states.

Monitoring of martial positions dislocated in Armenia, including
monitoring of 102th Russian military base, will be held within the
framework of Yerevan visit. 2007 programs and results of activities
done in the second half of 2006 will be also discussed.

Answering Noyan Tapan correspondent’s question, V. Mikhaylov said that
technical reequipment of 102th military base is gradually implemented,
repairs of technical equipment are done and there is a prospect of
purchasing new equipment.

The delegation led by General Mikhaylov left for Tsitsernakaberd
memorial complex to pay a tribute of respect to the memory of 1915
Armenian Genocide victims.