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RUSSIA'S COMING OUT OF CFE WILL HAVE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR SOUTH CAUCASUS, POLITICAL SCIENTIST STEPAN GRIGORIAN IS CONVINCED
Noyan Tapan
Jul 16 2007
YEREVAN, JULY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Stepan Grigorian, the Head of the
Analytical Center for Globalization and Regional Cooperation, at
the July 16 press conference, stated that Russia's coming out of
the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE) will become
the reason for military escalation in the world, including such a
complicated and militarized region as the South Caucasus.
The political scientist reminded that all South Caucasian countries
are members of CFE, which was the main restraining factor in the
region. In his words, stopping of CFE's operation means destruction
of the created architecture of security and ceasure of the operation
of the mechanism of control, and violation of quotas envisaged by
this important document. "No doubt, under conditions of stopping of
the operation of such an important document Azerbaijan will start
purchasing new military equipment," S. Grigorian stated.
It should be mentioned that several days ago the Russian President
signed a decree on Russia's stopping to take part in CFE until
NATO countries ratify the Agreement on Adaptation of the Treaty and
conscientiously observe the provisions of that document.
CFE was signed on November 19, 1990, in Paris and came into force on
November 9, 1992. The document's basis is the system of quantitative
limitations on five main categories of conventional armament and
equipment in the conventional armed forces of participant-countries,
military tanks, armoured cars, artillery, military helicopters,
and military planes.
Noyan Tapan
Jul 16 2007
YEREVAN, JULY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Stepan Grigorian, the Head of the
Analytical Center for Globalization and Regional Cooperation, at
the July 16 press conference, stated that Russia's coming out of
the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE) will become
the reason for military escalation in the world, including such a
complicated and militarized region as the South Caucasus.
The political scientist reminded that all South Caucasian countries
are members of CFE, which was the main restraining factor in the
region. In his words, stopping of CFE's operation means destruction
of the created architecture of security and ceasure of the operation
of the mechanism of control, and violation of quotas envisaged by
this important document. "No doubt, under conditions of stopping of
the operation of such an important document Azerbaijan will start
purchasing new military equipment," S. Grigorian stated.
It should be mentioned that several days ago the Russian President
signed a decree on Russia's stopping to take part in CFE until
NATO countries ratify the Agreement on Adaptation of the Treaty and
conscientiously observe the provisions of that document.
CFE was signed on November 19, 1990, in Paris and came into force on
November 9, 1992. The document's basis is the system of quantitative
limitations on five main categories of conventional armament and
equipment in the conventional armed forces of participant-countries,
military tanks, armoured cars, artillery, military helicopters,
and military planes.