NATO HAS NO PLANS TO DEPLOY BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE UNITS IN SOUTH CAUCASUS

Arminfo
2007-03-14 19:32:00

NATO has no plans to deploy ballistic missile defense units in the
South Caucasus, says the permanent representative of Armenia to NATO
Samvel Lazarian.

Lazarian says that the statement about BMD units deployment was a
trial balloon and he is presently inquiring into the details of the
US general’s statement.

Lazarian says that NATO has no such plans. Moreover, neither Georgia
nor Azerbaijan have reported any plans to provide their territories
for NATO BMD units and thereby to speed up their admission into the
alliance. Perhaps, certain circles are negotiating such possibility
but there is no official information yet, says Lazarian.

He notes that NATO needs guarantees of internal unity in the
region. Even in case of Georgia, NATO will never agree to admit a
country having unresolved conflicts as such countries may use the
alliance for their own interests.

Besides, in case of Georgia, the conflicts involve Russia and NATO
will never agree to enter into direct conflict with that country,
says Lazarian.