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EXPERT SAYS AZERI ARMAMENT NO PRIORITY FOR RUSSIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
July 23, 2012 - 18:01 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan's armament is neither a priority
for Russian foreign policy, nor a trend in its defense companies'
activities, senior fellow at the Institute of Political and Social
Studies of the Black Sea and Caspian region said.
"Russia's official stance holds that sharp change in military-political
and strategic balance at the line of contact between the parties
should meet its interests in the South and North Caucasus regions,"
Andrei Areshev said, commenting on Russian-Azerbaijani arms deal.
He further said that unlike the Russian-Armenian military and technical
cooperation, Russian-Azerbaijani collaboration doesn't bear such a
complex character.
"You might not believe but Russian government sometimes lacks resources
to regulate commercial activities of separate businesses," he said,
adding that special defense companies are in charge of arms supply.
The political expert further deemed arms deals between Azerbaijan
and Western countries possible in the near future.
PanARMENIAN.Net
July 23, 2012 - 18:01 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan's armament is neither a priority
for Russian foreign policy, nor a trend in its defense companies'
activities, senior fellow at the Institute of Political and Social
Studies of the Black Sea and Caspian region said.
"Russia's official stance holds that sharp change in military-political
and strategic balance at the line of contact between the parties
should meet its interests in the South and North Caucasus regions,"
Andrei Areshev said, commenting on Russian-Azerbaijani arms deal.
He further said that unlike the Russian-Armenian military and technical
cooperation, Russian-Azerbaijani collaboration doesn't bear such a
complex character.
"You might not believe but Russian government sometimes lacks resources
to regulate commercial activities of separate businesses," he said,
adding that special defense companies are in charge of arms supply.
The political expert further deemed arms deals between Azerbaijan
and Western countries possible in the near future.