ARMENIA ALWAYS FULFILLED OBLIGATIONS ON TREATY ON CONVENTIONAL ARMS IN EUROPE, ARMENIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY STATESJuly 1, 2002 - 22:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has always met the commitments on the Treaty on conventional arms in Europe. Armenian defense ministry press secretary Seyran Shahsuvarian told "Arminfo" agency about it denying the report of "ANS" Azeri TV company that Armenia broke the terms of the Treaty. According to "ANS," the military equipment taken out of Georgia is allegedly being passed to the Armenian party. In response to that statement Seyran Shahsuvarian noted that even if military materiel is being taken out of Georgia, it is not passed to the Armenian party, but is set at the Russian military base in Gyumri. In his words, according to the treaty on conventional arms in Europe, specialists constantly monitor the military arsenal of Armenia. The latest monitoring, in which Turkish specialists also participated, was held quite recently, the press secretary added. According to another report of the Azeri TV company, Armenia is allegedly concealing part of its armaments in the territory of Nagorno Karabakh. Commenting on that statement, Seyran Shahsuvarian noted, "Nagorno Karabakh has its own army, and a part of its equipment was taken from the Azeri army as a result of successful military operations." Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution. U.S. sees “extraordinary” opportunity for peace between Armenia, Azerbaijan U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken believes there is an “extraordinary” opportunity to reach a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Viva: Armenia's leading technology company introduces a new trademark The updated brand Viva reflects a qualitatively new level of digital services. |