Press Release (2004)121 13 Sept. 2004

Statement by the NATO Spokesman SACEUR has decided today to cancel the exercise Co-operative Best Effort 2004, which was scheduled to begin today in Azerbaijan. All PfP exercises are agreed and conducted on the principle of inclusiveness for all Allies and Partners which wish to participate. Nations participating in Cooperative Best Effort 2004 agreed and have supported the exercise based on this principle. We regret that the principle of inclusiveness could not be upheld in this case, leading to the cancellation of the exercise. Cooperative Best Effort exercises are an important series of live exercises on the Partnership for Peace calendar. They are designed to provide basic knowledge on Peace Support Operations (PSO) at small unit level. In the Caucasus, Cooperative Best Effort has already taken place in Georgia and in Armenia.

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