Armenia concerned over Baku’s wish to scrap arms limit treaty

Mediamax news agency
22 Jun 07

Yerevan, 21 June: Armenian Defence Minister Mikayel Harutyunyan has
expressed his concern over the recent Azerbaijani statements about the
possibility of leaving the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE).

Harutyunyan voiced his concern at the meeting with the NATO secretary
general’s special representative in South Caucasus and Central Asia,
Robert Simmons, today [22 June].

Simmons said that due to the regional stability and security concerns,
NATO wants strict compliance with all the provisions of the CFE treaty.
He added that in the near future, NATO will hold a special discussion
to look into the intentions of Russia and Azerbaijan to put a
moratorium on compliance with CFE treaty provisions.