CFE AGREEMENT SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED RESTRICTIVE ROLE IN ARMS RACE ON OSCE SPACE

PanARMENIAN.Net
17.07.2007 13:41 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia perceives the Conventional Forces in
Europe Treaty (CFE) as a mechanism, which provides transparency and
security balance on the European space, Acting Spokesman for the RA MFA
Vladimir Karapetyan stated. He said, efficiency of the CFE agreement
has been proved by its activity during the past 15 years. "From the
very beginning of CFE Treaty it successfully implemented restrictive
role in arms race on the OSCE space. The agreement will be still in
force for at least 150 days and we hope that the existing differences
will be overcome through negotiations. Armenia is ready to carry out
consultations with all CFE Treaty members," Karapetyan underlined.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on July 14, 2007 on
suspending his country’s participation in the Conventional Forces in
Europe Treaty (CFE). In a statement by Putin, the Kremlin said the
choice was due to "extraordinary circumstances, affecting the security
of the Russian Federation and which require immediate measures".