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RUSSIAN MEDIA BLUNDERS ON GEOGRAPHY, CONFUSES LOCATION FOR RADAR?
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 6, 2012 - 12:21 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian KM portal quoted NNK agency spreading
sensation news: Russia is building a new radar station in Armenia,
namely in Armavir province.
Head of Moscow's Alte Et Certe analytical bureau Andrei Yepifantsev
commenetd on the news declaring that "Russian radar station in Armenia
will aim at same goals as the one in Azerbaijani Gabala."
Apparently, the KM just confused Armenia's Armavir province with its
namesake town Armavir in Russia's Krasnodar region which houses the
radar station expected to undergo state testing in 2012.
As to Armenia, Russia has never constructed a radar station here;
at least there is no official and unofficial information or rumors
on the topic.
Potential construction of a station by Russia on Armenia's territory
became a subject for debates after Armenian Prime Minister Tigran
Sargsyan said Armenia is ready to discuss with Russia construction
of a radar station in its territory, similar to the one in Gabala,
Azerbaijan.
PanARMENIAN.Net currently tries to get official comments on "Russian
radar station in Armenia".
Russia has been in talks with Azerbaijan to extend the lease of the
Soviet-era radar, which it has operated in line with a 2002 deal. The
current agreement is due to expire on December 24, 2012.
According to media reports, Azerbaijan had demanded Russia pay $300
million instead of the previously agreed $7 million for the lease,
while Russia says the price is "unreasonably high."
Russia began deploying radar stations following its failed talks
with U.S. over development of European missile defense system which
is expected to be launched in May 2012.
Chezh Republic, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Netherlands and Spain will
host the missile defense complexes.
Moscow is seeking legally binding guarantees that the US missiles
shield will not target Russia; Washington, however, refuses to provide
such guarantees, just saying it is not going to attack Russia.
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 6, 2012 - 12:21 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian KM portal quoted NNK agency spreading
sensation news: Russia is building a new radar station in Armenia,
namely in Armavir province.
Head of Moscow's Alte Et Certe analytical bureau Andrei Yepifantsev
commenetd on the news declaring that "Russian radar station in Armenia
will aim at same goals as the one in Azerbaijani Gabala."
Apparently, the KM just confused Armenia's Armavir province with its
namesake town Armavir in Russia's Krasnodar region which houses the
radar station expected to undergo state testing in 2012.
As to Armenia, Russia has never constructed a radar station here;
at least there is no official and unofficial information or rumors
on the topic.
Potential construction of a station by Russia on Armenia's territory
became a subject for debates after Armenian Prime Minister Tigran
Sargsyan said Armenia is ready to discuss with Russia construction
of a radar station in its territory, similar to the one in Gabala,
Azerbaijan.
PanARMENIAN.Net currently tries to get official comments on "Russian
radar station in Armenia".
Russia has been in talks with Azerbaijan to extend the lease of the
Soviet-era radar, which it has operated in line with a 2002 deal. The
current agreement is due to expire on December 24, 2012.
According to media reports, Azerbaijan had demanded Russia pay $300
million instead of the previously agreed $7 million for the lease,
while Russia says the price is "unreasonably high."
Russia began deploying radar stations following its failed talks
with U.S. over development of European missile defense system which
is expected to be launched in May 2012.
Chezh Republic, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Netherlands and Spain will
host the missile defense complexes.
Moscow is seeking legally binding guarantees that the US missiles
shield will not target Russia; Washington, however, refuses to provide
such guarantees, just saying it is not going to attack Russia.