Friday, 31 August 2001

GEORGIA TURNS DOWN CIS DEFENSE POST

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U.S.-trained Georgian Defense Minister Davit Tevzadze has rejected the post of deputy head of the Coordinating Staff of the CIS Armed Forces.
U.S.-trained Georgian Defense Minister Davit Tevzadze has rejected the post of deputy head of the Coordinating Staff of the CIS Armed Forces. Tevzadze reportedly said that he sees no point in multilateral military cooperation between CIS states. Tevzadze also reportedly criticized the CIS antiaircraft maneuvers in Astrakhan as modeled on a traditional scenario that does not correspond to current threats. (Caucasus Press)
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