50 STATES TO ATTEND MOSCOW-HOSTED MISSILE DEFENSE CONFERENCE

PanARMENIAN.Net
April 26, 2012 – 16:12 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Participants from 50 countries will attend a missile
defense conference in Moscow on May 3-4, Chief of the Russian General
Staff, Army Gen. Nikolai Makarov said, according to RIA Novosti.

“There will be more than 150 participants from 50 states,” Makarov
told journalists in Brussels on Wednesday, April 26 after the
NATO-Russia Council meeting. “NATO’s 28 member states have confirmed
their participation.”

The conference, to be held by the Russian Defense Ministry, will
also be attended by representatives of China, South Korea, Japan,
the CIS and Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) countries.

The proposed U.S.-led missile shield in Europe remains a major source
of tension between Russia and the United States, and the Kremlin has
threatened to deploy tactical weapons close to Europe if it is not
made full partner in the scheme.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress