Thursday, 28 September 2006

IVANOV ACCUSES NEW NATO MEMBERS OF SUPPLYING WEAPONS TO GEORGIA

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By empty (9/28/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Russian Defense Minister Ivanov has alleged that some new members of NATO have supplied Georgia with weapons earlier provided to them by the Soviet Union without the right to reexport them. A number of former members of the communist bloc, including Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, joined NATO in 2004. Ivanov arrived in Portoroz, Slovenia, for an informal meeting of the Russia-NATO Council on September 29.
Russian Defense Minister Ivanov has alleged that some new members of NATO have supplied Georgia with weapons earlier provided to them by the Soviet Union without the right to reexport them. A number of former members of the communist bloc, including Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, joined NATO in 2004. Ivanov arrived in Portoroz, Slovenia, for an informal meeting of the Russia-NATO Council on September 29. The agenda of the meeting includes the conflict in Lebanon, cooperation in fighting international terrorism, antimissile defense, nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and nuclear security enforcement. (RIA-Novosti)
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