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Azerbaijan Cancels Joint Military Exercises With US |
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BAKU. April 20, 2011: Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry has unilaterally canceled the Azerbaijani-US military exercises. The Regional Response exercises had been scheduled for May 15-25. The US Embassy has not commented on the situation, referring to the absence of any official notification from the Azerbaijani government. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry’s press service has also refused to clarify the decision. Earlier in spring of 2010, Azerbaijan had canceled the similar Azerbaijani-US military exercises without any explanation.
The current cancellation of the exercises coincides in time with an anti-American campaign organized by the Azerbaijani government. The pro-government members of the Azerbaijani parliament, the pro-government media are making countless statements accusing the US of interfering with the internal affairs of Azerbaijan and taking a pro-Armenian stance in the settlement of the Garabagh problem (Azerireport).
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