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Azerbaijan dissatisfied with Russia's reasoning on arms transfer plan
Baku, June 2, AssA-Irada
Azerbaijan is not satisfied with Russia's response to its objection
over moving Russian arms from Georgia to Armenia. The country plans to
express its discontent over the response, said Foreign Minister Elmar
Mammadyarov, but declined to disclose any details at this point.
Russia earlier sent a reciprocal official note to Azerbaijani Foreign
Ministry saying that the move implies `moving [weaponry] from one
Russian base to another and not its transfer to Armenia'. Russian
officials also indicated that the decision to pull out weaponry from
the bases in Georgia as soon as possible was prompted by `strong
pressure from Georgia and other states', despite Russia's earlier plan
to withdraw arms gradually.
Russian charge d'affaires in Azerbaijan Piotr Burdikin said that the
relocation of arms will not affect the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict
over Upper Garabagh.
`The arms transfer is not aimed at any other country and will not in
any way affect the Garabagh conflict settlement. It is in line with
international agreements, and I see no reason to embellish this,
unless you are trying to tarnish the Russo-Azeri relations.'*
Baku, June 2, AssA-Irada
Azerbaijan is not satisfied with Russia's response to its objection
over moving Russian arms from Georgia to Armenia. The country plans to
express its discontent over the response, said Foreign Minister Elmar
Mammadyarov, but declined to disclose any details at this point.
Russia earlier sent a reciprocal official note to Azerbaijani Foreign
Ministry saying that the move implies `moving [weaponry] from one
Russian base to another and not its transfer to Armenia'. Russian
officials also indicated that the decision to pull out weaponry from
the bases in Georgia as soon as possible was prompted by `strong
pressure from Georgia and other states', despite Russia's earlier plan
to withdraw arms gradually.
Russian charge d'affaires in Azerbaijan Piotr Burdikin said that the
relocation of arms will not affect the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict
over Upper Garabagh.
`The arms transfer is not aimed at any other country and will not in
any way affect the Garabagh conflict settlement. It is in line with
international agreements, and I see no reason to embellish this,
unless you are trying to tarnish the Russo-Azeri relations.'*