Switzerland refused to participate in NATO exercises in Georgia.

Continuing: Georgia started military exercises under the auspices of NATO
KommentariiIsklyuchitelno Peaceful tselyah24.04.2009NATO hold exercises in Georgia to the positions RossiiShveytsariya refused to participate in NATO exercises in Georgia, which begin on Wednesday, May 6. About Interfax reports with reference to the statement by the Georgian Ministry of Defense. On the reasons for refusal country not reported.
Overall, according to the agency, in NATO exercises will be attended by 15 countries. In addition to Switzerland, to participate refused Moldova, Serbia and Kazakhstan. Earlier there were reports that the States refused to primknula also Armenia. The Ministry of Defense of Georgia, said that to learn about it from the media and the official rejection of their no.
It should be noted that various sources list of countries that were originally to take part in the exercises, look different. According to the most common version, the exercise Cooperative Longbow 09/Cooperative Lancer 09 soldiers were involved in 19 countries. If the media also reported the refusal of Estonia and Latvia. Apparently, the list of the 19 states had already drawn up without regard to those countries.
The exercises will be held at the Ministry of Defense of Georgia "Vaziani and last until 1 June. They will consist of two phases - the command staff and field. The first phase will take place from 6 to 19 May, the second phase will begin May 21. According to Interfax, the official opening of the exercises will be held on May 11.
Moscow opposed the teachings: President Dmitry Medvedev said that they will contribute to complicating the situation in the region. The Alliance, in turn, promised that the exercise will be conducted without the use of heavy military equipment.
The exercises start on the next day after Georgia announced the disclosure of conspiracy, which was a military coup in the country. Panzer battalion, deployed at the base of Muhrovani, authorities announced the rebellion. A few hours later, Georgian authorities said the rebels had surrendered. Rebel battalion commander has admitted that he had received from the organizers of the rebellion the order to send military equipment to the country's capital.
Tbilisi believes that the conspirators are supported in the Kremlin. The authorities speculated that the organizers of the insurgency wanted to disrupt the NATO exercises. At the same time representatives of the Georgian opposition, which since the beginning of April, conducting a protest and demand the resignation of President Mikhail Saakashvili, the authorities did not believe.