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    Radio Free Europe, Czech Republic
    Aug 3 2004

    KARABAKH ARMENIAN ARMY TO HOLD ANNUAL MANEUVERS



    STEPANAKERT, 03.08.04. Nagorno-Karabakh's armed forces will start on
    Tuesday annual exercises which the leadership of the
    Armenian-populated disputed region says are aimed at testing and
    improving their strength.

    In a statement on Monday, the Defense Ministry of the unrecognized
    Nagorno-Karabakh Republic said the ten-day war games will take place
    to `ascertain the combat readiness of the Defense Army when it is
    brought to a state of highest alert.' They are also meant to improve
    `the process of troops' inter-operability during defensive and
    counter-offensive operations,' the statement said.

    The Karabakh military also said that the exercises are part of its
    regular training plan for this year, implying that they are not
    related to the recent series of Armenian-Azerbaijani peace talks or
    clashes along the border with Armenia and Azerbaijan. Officials in
    Stepanakert told RFE/RL separately that they will be attended by army
    reservists and involve the use of live ammunition by light and heavy
    weapons.

    Although the precise venue of the drills was not specified, they are
    likely to take place near the main Armenian-Azerbaijani line of
    contact east of Karabakh. The decade-long regime of ceasefire has
    largely held there, but sporadic skirmishes continue to claim lives
    on both sides of the frontline.

    By Emil Danielyan
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