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Banning sales of US weapon to Azerbaijan is diplomatic gesture - expert
news.am
July 04, 2012 | 02:12
YEREVAN. - The State Department's decision on removing Azerbaijan from
the list of eligible states of purchasing American weapon is a
diplomatic gesture, expert Manvel Sargsyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
`Azerbaijan, to my mind, does not have so tense relations with the
U.S. weapons. On the other hand, it can purchase the weapon from the
U.S. close allies, including Israel. Washington made a diplomatic move
on drawing itself far from the issue, however, made no real step,'
Sargsyan said.
As for the goals the Department pursues by removing Azerbaijan from
the list of eligible states of purchasing the weapon, the expert said
it is a field for endless prediction.
As the agency informed earlier, in response to Congressional concerns
first raised by House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Democrat
Howard Berman, the State Department has removed Azerbaijan from a list
of countries eligible to purchase U.S. military hardware which could
be used by the Aliyev regime in its ongoing attacks against Armenia
and Nagorno-Karabakh.
`This decision by Secretary Clinton is in the best interests of the
Armenian people and for peace in the region,' said Rep. Berman, upon
receiving the modified formal notification from the State Department
late on June 27.
news.am
July 04, 2012 | 02:12
YEREVAN. - The State Department's decision on removing Azerbaijan from
the list of eligible states of purchasing American weapon is a
diplomatic gesture, expert Manvel Sargsyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
`Azerbaijan, to my mind, does not have so tense relations with the
U.S. weapons. On the other hand, it can purchase the weapon from the
U.S. close allies, including Israel. Washington made a diplomatic move
on drawing itself far from the issue, however, made no real step,'
Sargsyan said.
As for the goals the Department pursues by removing Azerbaijan from
the list of eligible states of purchasing the weapon, the expert said
it is a field for endless prediction.
As the agency informed earlier, in response to Congressional concerns
first raised by House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Democrat
Howard Berman, the State Department has removed Azerbaijan from a list
of countries eligible to purchase U.S. military hardware which could
be used by the Aliyev regime in its ongoing attacks against Armenia
and Nagorno-Karabakh.
`This decision by Secretary Clinton is in the best interests of the
Armenian people and for peace in the region,' said Rep. Berman, upon
receiving the modified formal notification from the State Department
late on June 27.