ARMENIA HAS NEVER BOUGHT WEAPONS FROM ALBANIA AND IS NOT GOING TO DO IT

PanARMENIAN.Net
26.07.2007 13:32 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Armenia has never bought weapons from Albania and
is not going to do it. The information spread by APA agency is a lie
from the beginning to the end," Spokesman for the RA Defense Ministry
Colonel Seyran Shahsuvaryan told the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist.

Quoting Industrywatch APA reported that Turkish authorities have
refused transit to a sizeable consignment of Albanian weapons and
ammunition bound for Armenia. They forced the Albanian ship to sail
back with its cargo.

Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berishi said Turkey forced back the
Albanian ship loaded with armament. "One of our naval vessels
loaded with containers full of weapons, mainly heavy artillery and
ammunition, was berthed at Durres port. The ship had sailed from Durres
to Istanbul," he underlined adding that problematic relations between
Armenia and Turkey resulted in a situation when the ship had to return
and the armament was unloaded in Duress port. MEIKO Company director
stated that Albania is not interfering in the conflict between Armenia
and Azerbaijan. The Albanian Defense Ministry had appointed the MEIKO
Company to fill the Armenian order, since it had some experience in
this business selling Pinari armament. The Armenian side would pay
for the consignment of armament," APA reported.