Armenian Defense Ministry refutes reports that Armenia has exceeded
conventional arms quota

Arminfo
2007-03-17 14:26:00

Armenian Defense Ministry has refuted the reports that Armenia has
exceeded conventional arms quota.

"We have repeatedly said that this is just an allegation," the
spokesman of the Defense Ministry Seyran Shahsuvaryan said while
commenting on the statement made by the special representative of the
NATO secretary general for the South Caucasus and Central Asia Robert
Simmons in Baku. He said that Armenia and Azerbaijan have exceeded the
quota provided by the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty.

Shahsuvaryan reminded that repeated inspections have been carried out
in Armenia. "I am note sure that Simmons have actually made such a
statement. It is quite possible that these words were just ascribed to
him," Shahsuvaryan said.

To remind, two days before another NATO rpresentative, the head of the
Defense Cooperation and Planning Division George Katsirdakis – when
asked if any of the South Caucasian states have exceeded conventional
arms quotas – said that there are agreements reached in Istanbul.
"Unfortunately, they are not fully met. We understand that each side
has its excuses but let’s just say that some points concerning article
5 of the agreements are not fully observed. Your are clever people
and understand what I mean," Katsirdakis said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress