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RUMORS ON S-300 SUPPLIES TO AZERBAIJAN FAR FROM BEING GROUNDLESS
news.az
Aug 5 2010
Azerbaijan
S-300 Possible supplies of anti-missile complex S-300 PMU Favorit to
Azerbaijan is quite real.
I think possible supplies of anti-missile complex S-300 PMU Favorit
to Azerbaijan is quite real since today very many serious foreign
policy solutions in Moscow are defined in terms of economic and
financial expediency. An ambiguous situation with S-300 supplies to
Iran has established.
As you know, the supplies were paid but it seems that in the result
of complex negotiations with the United States, Moscow rejected
intentions to supply these systems to Tehran. Therefore, it is now
necessary to compensate these losses, for example, by selling S-300
to Azerbaijan. This is why I believe that this rumors have serious
grounds, Andrey Piontkovski, chief executive of the Russian Center
of Strategic Research, Research Worker of the Hudson Institute.
The economic and financial side of the issue will be defining.
Nevertheless, any arms supplies to such a conflict region are always
a political decision. This can be perceived as a gesture towards
Azerbaijan but as far as I know this does not great much concerns
in Armenia.
Armenia has such systems, in addition it is a part of the CSTO joint
missile defense system therefore, I do not think that the balance of
powers in the region will change dramatically after these supplies.
Armenia can hardly think about air attack on Azerbaijan which will soon
have these systems according to the information in any developments.
Yes, there is a political motive. But there are many other important
events, attempts of negotiations, any breakthrough around the
Karabakh conflict. I do not think that S-300 supplies will influence
any party. I would like to repeat that this is a private commercial
solution, the expert said.
From: A. Papazian
news.az
Aug 5 2010
Azerbaijan
S-300 Possible supplies of anti-missile complex S-300 PMU Favorit to
Azerbaijan is quite real.
I think possible supplies of anti-missile complex S-300 PMU Favorit
to Azerbaijan is quite real since today very many serious foreign
policy solutions in Moscow are defined in terms of economic and
financial expediency. An ambiguous situation with S-300 supplies to
Iran has established.
As you know, the supplies were paid but it seems that in the result
of complex negotiations with the United States, Moscow rejected
intentions to supply these systems to Tehran. Therefore, it is now
necessary to compensate these losses, for example, by selling S-300
to Azerbaijan. This is why I believe that this rumors have serious
grounds, Andrey Piontkovski, chief executive of the Russian Center
of Strategic Research, Research Worker of the Hudson Institute.
The economic and financial side of the issue will be defining.
Nevertheless, any arms supplies to such a conflict region are always
a political decision. This can be perceived as a gesture towards
Azerbaijan but as far as I know this does not great much concerns
in Armenia.
Armenia has such systems, in addition it is a part of the CSTO joint
missile defense system therefore, I do not think that the balance of
powers in the region will change dramatically after these supplies.
Armenia can hardly think about air attack on Azerbaijan which will soon
have these systems according to the information in any developments.
Yes, there is a political motive. But there are many other important
events, attempts of negotiations, any breakthrough around the
Karabakh conflict. I do not think that S-300 supplies will influence
any party. I would like to repeat that this is a private commercial
solution, the expert said.
From: A. Papazian