Top CIS Defense Officials Meet In Baku
May 31, 2006
Rusian Defense Minister Ivanov pictured reviewing ships of Russia's Pacific Fleet in 2005 (ITAR-TASS)
The chairman of the meeting, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov, said the gathering was "successful and an important step toward strengthening cooperation."
Three members of the CIS -- Armenia, Georgia and Turkmenistan -- did not send delegations.
(Interfax, ITAR-TASS)