ARMENIA REFUSED TO PARTICIPATE IN NATO EXERCISE DUE TO ALLIANCE’S SEC. GEN. STATEMENT

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.05.2009 20:02 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia’s refusal to participate in NATO military
trainings due in Georgia is conditioned by NATO Secretary General
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer’s recent statement on NKR conflict, RA Defense
Minister Seyran Ohanyan stated.

At the meeting with Azeri President, NATO Secretary General
indicated only territorial integrity principle among international
norms. According to RA Defense Minister, International Organizations,
participating in NKR conflict settlement indicate all norms of
international rights: territorial integrity principle, as well as
nation’s right for self determination and non-use of force.

At his meeting with Azeri President Ilham Aliev, NATO Secretary General
stated that NATO supports NKR conflict settlement within the framework
of Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity.