Georgia quits CIS anti-aircraft defense treatyMay 15, 2008 - 16:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgia sent a note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus to inform of its secession from the treaty on creation of CIS anti-aircraft defense system. Georgia will suspend the treaty a year after the depositary [Belarus] accepts an appropriate note. The treaty on creation of CIS anti-aircraft defense system was signed on February 10, 1995 in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan, by heads of 10 CIS member states: Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |