BAKU: Azeri PM Receives Participants Of 50th Meeting Of Council Of C

AZERI PM RECEIVES PARTICIPANTS OF THE 50TH MEETING OF COUNCIL OF CIS DMS

AzerTag, Azerbaijan
May 31 2006

Premier of Azerbaijan Artur Rasizade on 31 May received participants of
the 50th anniversary meeting of the Council of CIS Defense Ministers.

Head of the Azerbaijan Government, noting the contacts established
among numerous departments in the frame of Commonwealth, assessed
activity of the Council of Defense Ministers as one of the necessary
element in cooperation within CIS structures.

Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, speaking on the Armenia-Azerbaijan,
Nagorno Karabakh conflict, stressed deconstructive position of Armenia
in this question. He said Azerbaijan adheres peaceful settlement of
the conflict in the frame of international law, ensuring territorial
integrity of country.

Chairman of Council of CIS Defense Ministers, Deputy Premier of
Russian Federation, defense minister Sergey Ivanov expressed gratitude
to the Azerbaijani side for well-organized meeting of the Council
and informed the Premier of Azerbaijan on the questions of Agenda,
reached agreements, including the planned joint exercises in 2007.