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    ARMENIA TO PARTICIPATE IN NATO EXERCISES IN GEORGIA
    Gita Elibekyan

    "Radiolur"
    21.04.2009 17:37

    NATO's intention to hold military exercises in Georgia faced a harsh
    reaction from Russia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rushed
    to declare that arming Georgia could be dangerous for the region.

    This was followed by a similar statement of the Russian President,
    Dmitry Medvedev during the joint press conference with his Azerbaijani
    counterpart Ilham Aliyev. "When this or that block holds military
    exercises in regions, where the situation was very tense quite
    recently, it threatens with various complications," Medvedev declared.

    The Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization,
    Nikolay Bordyuzha described the decision of the North-Atlantic Alliance
    as a provocation. "NATO's step is targeted at aggravating the situation
    in the South Caucasus," CSTO Secretary General said.

    Although a CSTO member, Armenia has agreed to participate in NATO
    trainings.

    Doesn't this jeopardize the Armenian-Russian relations? In response
    to the question, the Head of the CSTO Information Center in Armenia,
    Tigran Karapetyan said: "Armenia took the decision to participate
    in the military exercises long ago. Whatever, I disagree with that
    complementary policy Armenia has been conducting ever since the times
    of Kocharyan and Oskanyan. We should make our position clear to our
    strategic partners".

    "I think our President has to give clarifications," Karapetyan added.

    According to political scientist Sergey Minasyan, it's not a secret for
    either Russia or NATO that being a member of the CSTO, Armenia actively
    cooperates with NATO and other western structures. "Therefore, it is
    clear that the Republic of Armenia should continue its complementary
    policy. I don't think this will bring about problems in Armenia's
    relations with NATO or CSTO," he said.

    However, these are political opinions, while official Yerevan has
    not expressed its official stance so far.
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