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ARMENIA SAYS WILL NOT RUSH INTO ARMS RACE WITH AZERBAIJAN
http://armenianow.com/news/47217/armenia_azerbaijan_arms_race_csto_defense_minister _seyran_ohanyan
NEWS | 26.06.13 | 13:29
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DM Seyran Ohanyan (second from left) during the 2nd strategic political
forum "Political and Security Guidelines in Formation of CSTO Military
Component" in Yerevan
Armenia will not blindly engage in an arms race with its top military
rival Azerbaijan, the country's defense chief said on Wednesday.
Speaking at a major forum in Yerevan dealing with Collective Security
Treaty Organization-related policy issues Seyran Ohanyan also addressed
the issue of Russian arms deliveries to Azerbaijan, which elicited
mixed reactions in Armenia in recent days.
"We cannot but feel concerned about Azerbaijan's military purchases,
but we know that our military-technical cooperation with our strategic
partner, Russia, is at quite a high level, and today we are doing
everything to maintain the balance of forces," said the defense
minister, as quoted by Panarmenian.net.
Ohanyan said that the document signed with Russia earlier this week
as part of the visit of Nikolay Patrushev, the secretary of Russia's
Security Council, to Armenia, will enable the country to establish
direct links with enterprises of Russia's military industry. "So,
the situation is under control," said the minister.
Speaking to Armenian media while visiting the Russian military base
in Gyumri on Monday Patrushev defended Moscow's sales of weapons
to Baku as a legal deal. At the same time, he allayed concerns in
Armenia that it would entail negative consequences for the country.
"I think the presence of Russian servicemen [on Armenian soil] is a
guarantee that there will be no negative developments in Armenia,"
the Russian official said.
Ohanyan reiterated that Armenia will concentrate on quality rather
than quantity of its weapons and ammunition.
http://armenianow.com/news/47217/armenia_azerbaijan_arms_race_csto_defense_minister _seyran_ohanyan
NEWS | 26.06.13 | 13:29
Photolure
DM Seyran Ohanyan (second from left) during the 2nd strategic political
forum "Political and Security Guidelines in Formation of CSTO Military
Component" in Yerevan
Armenia will not blindly engage in an arms race with its top military
rival Azerbaijan, the country's defense chief said on Wednesday.
Speaking at a major forum in Yerevan dealing with Collective Security
Treaty Organization-related policy issues Seyran Ohanyan also addressed
the issue of Russian arms deliveries to Azerbaijan, which elicited
mixed reactions in Armenia in recent days.
"We cannot but feel concerned about Azerbaijan's military purchases,
but we know that our military-technical cooperation with our strategic
partner, Russia, is at quite a high level, and today we are doing
everything to maintain the balance of forces," said the defense
minister, as quoted by Panarmenian.net.
Ohanyan said that the document signed with Russia earlier this week
as part of the visit of Nikolay Patrushev, the secretary of Russia's
Security Council, to Armenia, will enable the country to establish
direct links with enterprises of Russia's military industry. "So,
the situation is under control," said the minister.
Speaking to Armenian media while visiting the Russian military base
in Gyumri on Monday Patrushev defended Moscow's sales of weapons
to Baku as a legal deal. At the same time, he allayed concerns in
Armenia that it would entail negative consequences for the country.
"I think the presence of Russian servicemen [on Armenian soil] is a
guarantee that there will be no negative developments in Armenia,"
the Russian official said.
Ohanyan reiterated that Armenia will concentrate on quality rather
than quantity of its weapons and ammunition.