Ukraine's Defence Minister Hrytsenko held a press conference in Baku (updated)

“Ukraine recognizes sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan,” Ukraine’s Defense Minister Anatoly Hrytsenko told following the meeting of the CIS Board of Defense Ministers in Baku today.

He replied to APA question “The declaration on conflicts signed by heads of state in latest GUAM Summit reads that Azerbaijan’s, Georgia’s and Moldova’s territorial integrity has been violated. Two days later Ukraine signed a contract on military cooperation with Armenia. What cooperation does this contract mean and isn’t it contrary to the declaration signed by the presidents?”

Hrytsenko said that Ukraine’s cooperation with Armenia does not mean any harmful actions against other partner states.

Defence Ministry of Ukraine is willing to launch Ukrainian rockets C-200, C-300 form Russian grounds. It was revealed by Defence Minister Hrytsenko at a press conference after his meeting with RF Defence Minister Sergey Ivanov in Baku.

“It is a very important issue of the combat training of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” stressed Hrytsenko adding that two battalions from two regiments.