Armenia rejects U.S. Missile Plan

"I would like to make an official statement that we have not received any inquiries or proposals on that score from the U.S. or NATO commanders," Kirakosyan said.

However, on 1st March, a senior Pentagon official announced interest in approaching ex-Soviet republics like Georgia and Azerbaijan on U.S.'s missile plan, with Armenia now added to the list.

Both Georgia and Azerbaijan have stated they are not aware of any such plans nor have they been approached by the United States.

Russia is vehemently against any deployment of a U.S. missile defense system, especially in any ex-Soviet states, stating that it will jeopardize national security in the region.

Washington claims the system will counter any possible missile threat from countries such as North Korea and Iran while Russian army officials who do not believe them, advise the United States to look at the maps to see how far Iran and Korea are to Europe. HKT/KB

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