ARMENIA RECEIVED NO PROPOSAL ON INSTALLATION OF U.S. ANTI-AIRCRAFT RADAR
PanARMENIAN.Net
05.03.2007 15:39 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia has not received any proposals on
installation of U.S. anti-aircraft system elements on its territory,
said Deputy Defense Minister, chief of the RA armed forces general
staff, col gen Mikael Harutyunyan. In his words, Armenia being a CSTO
member does not wish further armament build-up in the region. "The
U.S. should decide where to mount the system but I do not see any
sense in it," he said. Russia and the U.S. had better to reach an
agreement on joint use of the Russian radar station in Azerbaijan,
according to him.
"Anyway, it’s not our business. Our business is to strengthen our
defense and to cooperate with our strategic partner – Russia as well as
with the United States and European countries. We think it’s difficult
for minor states to settle security issues solely. We should enjoy
close relations.