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    NATO Cancels Its War Games in Azerbaijan

    RIA OREANDA
    Economic News
    September 17, 2004 Friday

    Baku. Appeared in Russian in Moscow's ROSSIYSKAYA GAZETA. NATO has for
    the first time in its history cancelled its military exercises slated
    to begin on September 13 on the territory of Azerbaijan as part of the
    Partnership for Peace Program. Notably, NATO was forced to do so not
    because of some natural or man-caused calamities or refusal of one of
    the parties to participate, but because the Azerbaijani authorities
    refused to issue visas to the Armenian military. Exercises as part
    of the program Cooperative Best Effort 2004 were formerly stages in
    Armenia and Georgia, and were designed to practice the key aspects
    of peacekeeping operations. In line with the unchangeable "principle
    of parity" the exercises were to be held in Azerbaijan as well. The
    principle of parity has been violated this time, forcing NATO to cancel
    the exercises, read a NATO press release. The scandal the erupted
    over these war games began long before their cancellation and lasted
    for over nine months. Back in January Armenia's representatives were
    unable to attend a conference in Turkey that preceded the exercises
    also for lack of visas. But Yerevan was determined not to give up,
    making consistent efforts to participate in the maneuvers, albeit to
    no avail.
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