Armenia stores weapons in occupied land – Azeri defense chief
Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Sept 22 2006
AssA-Irada 22/09/2006 23:39
Minister of Defense Safar Abiyev has said Armenia is storing
large quantities of illegal weapons and ammunition in the occupied
Azerbaijani territories.
"This means violation of the Treaty on Conventional Arms in Europe,"
Abiyev said receiving Deputy Commander of the US European Command,
General William Ward on Thursday.
The minister briefed the American official on the current political
situation in his country and the status of the Armenia-Azerbaijan
conflict over Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh.
"The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs are dealing with the issue and the
UN Security Council passed four resolutions on the unconditional
withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from the Azerbaijani territories.
Armenia is ignoring these resolutions," Abiyev said.
General Ward, in turn, said he had visited some military units of
the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. The Azerbaijani Army is successfully
being brought into compliance with NATO standards, he said, adding
that the United States is ready to provide assistance in this area.