National Legal Internet Portal, Belarus
Feb 16 2007

Yerevan hosts session of commission for examining compatibility of
CIS air defence unified system

Yerevan hosted a session of the commission for examining the
compatibility of the CIS air defence unified system. The opening of
the session was attended by defence minister of Armenia Serzh
Sarkisian, who presented orders to several members of the commission
including its chairman Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force of the
Russian Federation Army General Vladimir Mikhailov, his deputy and
other officers.

`It is very important for us that a regular session of the commission
is held in Armenia as the air space of the country is partly defended
by the unified system. The air defence units of the Armed Forces of
Armenia and the Russian Federation are known to jointly defend the
air space of Armenia’, Serzh Sarkisian said. He also noted that the
joint work will give an opportunity to solve those problems which
have remained unsettled so far.

In turn, Vladimir Mikhailov noted that the joint work has been
robust, in particular with Armenia. `We have always found the ways to
arrive at understanding when addressing any problem and I think it
will remain so,’ Vladimir Mikhailov said.