RA DEfense Ministry refutes the statements Robert Simmons made in Baku

ArmRadio.am
17.03.2007 13:16

RA Ministry of Defense refutes the assertions about exceeding the
quota of regular armaments.

`We have been repeatedly saying that such statements about Armenia do
not correspond to reality,’ RA Defense Minister’s Press Secretary,
Colonel Seyran Shahsuvaryan told ArmInfo correspondent, commenting on
the statement of the Special Representative of the NATO Secretary
General for the South Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons made in
Baku. According to Azeri media, Robert Simmons had declared, `We have
stated many times that Armenia exceeds the quota envisaged by the
agreement on regular armed forces of Europe. However, Azerbaijan has
also exceeded the quota.

In this regard Colonel Seyran Shahsuvaryan reminded the numerous
check-ups. ` I’m speaking about Armenia,’ the Press Secretary
clarified. `I’m not sure that Simmons has really made such
statement. It is quite possible that he might have been ascribed these
words,’ Seyran Shahsuvaryan added.