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Public Television of Armenia
July 20 2010
Russia keen to build military ties with Armenia
[Presenter-read report] It is possible that drills of the Rapid
Response Force of the Collective Security Treaty Organization [CSTO]
be held in 2011in Armenia, the CSTO secretary-general, Nikolay
Bordyuzha, has told journalists in Yerevan. He said it is absolutely
realistic that the drills planned for 2011 are held in Armenia.
Bordyuzha, speaking about threats of war by the Azerbaijani president,
said that he considers forceful solution of any conflict absolutely
unpromising and that international community perceives this very
negatively.
[Correspondent speaking over video of a meeting] Armenia and Russia
will launch cooperation in the sphere of military industry in five
directions. This is the first positive result of the visit of a
Russian delegation during which heads of over 10 Russian
military-industrial enterprises visited similar Armenian enterprises.
[Armenian National Security Council Secretary Artur Baghdasaryan
speaking at a meeting] The establishment of joint enterprises will
provide opportunity to develop the military-industrial complex in this
country.
[Bordyuzha speaking in Russian at a meeting with voiceover Armenian
translation] This is one of priorities of our activities and at
present we are carrying out a pilot project in the framework of that
cooperation - establishing [enterprises] on Armenia's territory or
involving Armenia's military-industrial enterprises into activities of
Russian enterprises in order to have a higher level of cooperation and
joint activities aimed at creation and maintenance of new types of
arms. The Armenian president very actively promotes and assists this
work in every way possible. The secretary of the National Security
Council [Baghdasaryan] has the most active role in this cause and at
present we already have certain results. I hope we can report to our
bosses on practical steps and results of establishment of joint
enterprises in the near future.
[Correspondent reports over video of a meeting] The Russian president
ascribes great importance to cooperation in the CSTO framework and
speedy restoration of former cooperation between our countries
[Armenia and Russia], the man in charge of Russia's military-technical
agency [Konstantin Biryulin, the deputy head of Russia's Federal
Service for Military-Technical Cooperation] said.
[Biryulin speaking at a meeting with voiceover Armenian translation] I
believe we will see in the near future how agreements are being
implemented. Our industry is very interested in achievements of the
Armenian industry, which have been recently exhibited in Moscow. These
are of course antimissile defences and spare parts produced for them.
Besides there is great mutual interest regarding maintenance of
helicopter and armored equipment. It is important to always keep them
in combat-ready condition. I would say another group of projects are
from the sphere of national economy - mechanical engineering and other
directions, which will emerge during our cooperation.
[Passage omitted: Bordyuzha on not deploying CSTO troops in Kyrgyzstan]
[Correspondent reports over video of a meeting] How will CSTO act if
the Azerbaijani president tries to carry out his threats of war
anyway?
[Bordyuzha speaking at a meeting with voiceover Armenian translation]
I will definitely say, by the way - not on my behalf , foreign
ministers of the OSCE [co-chair countries] held a informal meeting in
Almaty literally a few days ago and the prevailing majority of foreign
ministers of all 57 European states spoke about that forceful
settlement of any conflict is totally unpromising and is perceived
extremely negatively by the whole international community.
[Bordyuzha speaking voice at a meeting] I believe this refers to the
Nagornyy Karabakh conflict as well.
From: A. Papazian
July 20 2010
Russia keen to build military ties with Armenia
[Presenter-read report] It is possible that drills of the Rapid
Response Force of the Collective Security Treaty Organization [CSTO]
be held in 2011in Armenia, the CSTO secretary-general, Nikolay
Bordyuzha, has told journalists in Yerevan. He said it is absolutely
realistic that the drills planned for 2011 are held in Armenia.
Bordyuzha, speaking about threats of war by the Azerbaijani president,
said that he considers forceful solution of any conflict absolutely
unpromising and that international community perceives this very
negatively.
[Correspondent speaking over video of a meeting] Armenia and Russia
will launch cooperation in the sphere of military industry in five
directions. This is the first positive result of the visit of a
Russian delegation during which heads of over 10 Russian
military-industrial enterprises visited similar Armenian enterprises.
[Armenian National Security Council Secretary Artur Baghdasaryan
speaking at a meeting] The establishment of joint enterprises will
provide opportunity to develop the military-industrial complex in this
country.
[Bordyuzha speaking in Russian at a meeting with voiceover Armenian
translation] This is one of priorities of our activities and at
present we are carrying out a pilot project in the framework of that
cooperation - establishing [enterprises] on Armenia's territory or
involving Armenia's military-industrial enterprises into activities of
Russian enterprises in order to have a higher level of cooperation and
joint activities aimed at creation and maintenance of new types of
arms. The Armenian president very actively promotes and assists this
work in every way possible. The secretary of the National Security
Council [Baghdasaryan] has the most active role in this cause and at
present we already have certain results. I hope we can report to our
bosses on practical steps and results of establishment of joint
enterprises in the near future.
[Correspondent reports over video of a meeting] The Russian president
ascribes great importance to cooperation in the CSTO framework and
speedy restoration of former cooperation between our countries
[Armenia and Russia], the man in charge of Russia's military-technical
agency [Konstantin Biryulin, the deputy head of Russia's Federal
Service for Military-Technical Cooperation] said.
[Biryulin speaking at a meeting with voiceover Armenian translation] I
believe we will see in the near future how agreements are being
implemented. Our industry is very interested in achievements of the
Armenian industry, which have been recently exhibited in Moscow. These
are of course antimissile defences and spare parts produced for them.
Besides there is great mutual interest regarding maintenance of
helicopter and armored equipment. It is important to always keep them
in combat-ready condition. I would say another group of projects are
from the sphere of national economy - mechanical engineering and other
directions, which will emerge during our cooperation.
[Passage omitted: Bordyuzha on not deploying CSTO troops in Kyrgyzstan]
[Correspondent reports over video of a meeting] How will CSTO act if
the Azerbaijani president tries to carry out his threats of war
anyway?
[Bordyuzha speaking at a meeting with voiceover Armenian translation]
I will definitely say, by the way - not on my behalf , foreign
ministers of the OSCE [co-chair countries] held a informal meeting in
Almaty literally a few days ago and the prevailing majority of foreign
ministers of all 57 European states spoke about that forceful
settlement of any conflict is totally unpromising and is perceived
extremely negatively by the whole international community.
[Bordyuzha speaking voice at a meeting] I believe this refers to the
Nagornyy Karabakh conflict as well.
From: A. Papazian