CSTO NOT GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
17.07.2009 18:40 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "No one has asked us to act as peacekeepers
in Karabakh, and today’s media reports concerning the issue are
untrue. Besides, Azerbaijan is not a CSTO member state, and we cannot
deploy forces on its territory without obtaining its consent. Our
charter clearly states that the organization cannot implement military
operations on the territory of a non-member state," CSTO says in a
press release.

The organization cannot take part in peacekeeping or other operations
unless requested to do so. "We do not deal with Karabakh issue and
cannot therefore say anything with regard to such information,"
release goes on saying.

Referring to an anonymous Kyrgiz expert, media have today disseminated
information on CSTO’s readiness to take part in peacekeeping mission
in Karabakh conflict zone.

Peacekeeping mission was deemed to be the only operation possible on
the zone, since the deployment of western forces could arouse Iran’s
negative reaction, CSTO informed sources quote expert as saying.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress