AZERBAIJAN WANTS NO CONTROL OVER ANTIAIRCRAFT-ROCKET COMPLEXES TRADEJune 11, 2003 - 19:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The initiative of Russian defense minister Sergey Ivanov concerning tightening of control over portable antiaircraft-rocket complexes (PARC) trade within the CIS was not supported by the representatives of the CIS member-states Azerbaijan, Georgia, Uzbekistan and Ukraine. Meanwhile the majority of participants in the CIS defense ministers Council sitting taken place in Kazakhstan, namely the representatives of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kirghisia, Moldova, Russia and Tajikistan spoke in favor of tightening the measures on trade of PARC of "Igla" and "Strela" type and in favor of presenting the document to the CIS states leadership ratification.![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |