REACTION OF U.S. LEADERSHIP TO PUTIN’S OFFER ON GABALA IS TREMBLING AND SHOCK

PanARMENIAN.Net
12.06.2007 18:24 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russian-American consultations on sharing the use
of Gabala radar station within the American air defense system will
begin after Russian President’s visit to the United States, which is
scheduled for the beginning of July, Russian Chief of General Staff
Yuri Baluyevsky stated. "Judging from the reaction of U.S. official
leadership and my military colleagues, they have experienced trembling
and shock," the Chief of General Staff said commenting on the reaction
of the American side to Putin’s proposal. He underlined that he had
personally participated in the process of working out that offer.

Commenting on the recent tests of "Iskander" missile complexes,
Baluyevsky underlined those tests allow to say that Russia has
something to defend and means for defense. "We have never threatened
other countries.

However, we should have armaments, which are cheaper but do not yield
to armaments of our partners by their efficiency. It would be bad if
Russia did not have such weapons," the head of the Russian Chief of
General Staff underlined, RIA "Novosti" reports.

During negotiations with George W. Bush in the framework of the G8
summit in Heiligendamm V. Putin offered the American leader to share
the use of Gabala radar station within the U.S. air defense system.

Russia leases Gabala station from Azerbaijan.