BAKU: Armenia Not Participating In The Meeting Of CIS DefenseMiniste

ARMENIA NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE MEETING OF CIS DEFENSE MINISTERS IN BAKU
Author: E. Javadova

TREND, Azerbaijan
May 25 2006

Chief of Armenian Defense Ministry is not participating in the 31
May meeting of CI Defense Ministers in Baku, Trend reports quoting
Ilgar Verdiyev, acting head of press service of Azeri Defense Ministry.

Verdiyev said Defense Ministers of 10 countries are participating in
the meeting.

The meeting agenda is still unclear. Also, specific issues to
be discussed are in the air, although the meeting in total aims
at boosting military cooperation and exchanging experience among
defense ministries.