YEREVAN, November 12 (RIA Novosti’s Gamlet Matevosyan) – The Armenian government advocates signing of the agreement on exchange of information between the CIS member states on sold (handed over) and acquired Igla and Strela anti-aircraft defense systems, RIA Novosti learned from the Armenian government’s PR and press department.
In September 2003 CIS heads of state endorsed and adopted at the Yalta summit decisions on measures to control sale of portable anti-aircraft defense systems like Igla and Strela within the Commonwealth of Independent States, as proposed by the Russian Defense Ministry and taking into account the results of the G8 Evian summit in June 2003. Then Turkmenistan was the only country not to sign the agreement referring to its neutral status.
“Everyone understands how dangerous the weapons are and that they are already used by all kinds of terrorists,” Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov emphasized then.
Every CIS member undertakes to inform others about exports and imports of the systems, as well as to provide information about systems it has, he explained.
The authorized body from the Russian side is the Defense Ministry’s committee for military and technical cooperation.
The work on the decision was intensive, but hard, the minister pointed out. At first Georgia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan had objects, but later were convinced in the need to take the decision, which is in line with interests of all states in the fight against international terrorism. The minister believes the decision is a great accomplishment of the CIS Yalta summit.
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