Today.Az, Azerbaijan
March 13 2009
Armenian Defense Ministry: "The signing of the Geneva convention on
mines prohibition is impossible unless the peace treaty of Karabakh is
concluded"
13 March 2009 [17:30] - Today.Az
Armenia can not join the Geneva convention on mines prohibition unless
the Karabakh conflict is resolved, considers chief of department of
engineering troops of the Armenian Defense Ministry Vostanik Adoyan.
"We are aware of the situation on the Armenian borders. Unless the
peace treaty of Karabakh concluded, the signing of the Geneva
convention on mines prohibition is impossible", noted he.
The Geneva convention on prohibition of application, storage of
reserves, production and transfer of mines and their termination was
signed in 1997.
The convention member states undertook to terminate all mines or
ensure their termination under the regulations of the said convention
and not to apply, produce or purchase them in any circumstances.
/Novosti-Armenia/
URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/51054.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
March 13 2009
Armenian Defense Ministry: "The signing of the Geneva convention on
mines prohibition is impossible unless the peace treaty of Karabakh is
concluded"
13 March 2009 [17:30] - Today.Az
Armenia can not join the Geneva convention on mines prohibition unless
the Karabakh conflict is resolved, considers chief of department of
engineering troops of the Armenian Defense Ministry Vostanik Adoyan.
"We are aware of the situation on the Armenian borders. Unless the
peace treaty of Karabakh concluded, the signing of the Geneva
convention on mines prohibition is impossible", noted he.
The Geneva convention on prohibition of application, storage of
reserves, production and transfer of mines and their termination was
signed in 1997.
The convention member states undertook to terminate all mines or
ensure their termination under the regulations of the said convention
and not to apply, produce or purchase them in any circumstances.
/Novosti-Armenia/
URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/51054.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress