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ARMENIA DOES NOT SEE NECESSITY TO ENGAGE CSTO OR RUSSIA TO CONFRONT AGGRESSION BY AZERBAIJAN: PRESS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MINISTRY
20:01, 5 November, 2013
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS. The military-political leadership of
the Republic of Armenia has stated for several times that they don't
see the necessity to engage CSTO or Russia to confront aggression
on part of Azerbaijan, and that capabilities of our Armed Forces are
sufficient enough to implement any operation task. The CSTO membership
and the Armenian-Russian military cooperation are directed to prevent
possible aggression on part of a third country. Armenpress reports that
the press secretary of the Defense Minister of the Republic of Armenia
Artsrun Hovhannisyan noted it in his page of Facebook touching upon
the fact that the newly-appointed Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan
asked explanations from OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs about the recent
interview of the commander of the 102nd military base in Gyumri to
"Kraznaya Zvezda" newspaper.
The Commander of the 102nd Russian military base deployed in Gyumri,
the Armenian Colonel Andrey Ruzinsky stated that if Azerbaijan
launches operation in Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian military base in
Armenia may be involved in the conflict. Armenpress reports that in
the interview with "Krasnaya Zvezda" official newspaper, touching
upon the military-political situation in the region, for which the
military base responsible, Ruzinsky noted that "it is characterized
by a number of factors causing instability due to the possibility of
confrontation in the region of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict".
"If the Azerbaijani authorities decide to restore the jurisdiction
over Nagorno Karabakh by force, the military base may enter into an
armed conflict in accordance with the legal obligations of the Russian
Federation within the framework of the Collective Security Treaty",
- said Ruzinsky.
Ruzinsky noted that the military base is a compound that is ready
for immediate intervention: "Its structure includes 13 major combat
units and 17 units of comprehensive support. This force is able to
successfully fulfill the related tasks. I should add that the main
feature of the Russian military base in Armenia is anti-aircraft
missile battalion. It has been equipped with BUK-M1-2 anti-aircraft
complex, Smerch artillery battery and the air base with a squadron
of MiG- 29 warplanes".
Artsrun Hovhannisyan also pointed out that the staff of the Defense
Minister of Azerbaijan perhaps did not inform the latter about Article
4 of CSTO Treaty and Protocol 5 on the status of Russian military
base in Armenia signed in August, 2010 in a proper manner.
© 2009 ARMENPRESS.am
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20:01, 5 November, 2013
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS. The military-political leadership of
the Republic of Armenia has stated for several times that they don't
see the necessity to engage CSTO or Russia to confront aggression
on part of Azerbaijan, and that capabilities of our Armed Forces are
sufficient enough to implement any operation task. The CSTO membership
and the Armenian-Russian military cooperation are directed to prevent
possible aggression on part of a third country. Armenpress reports that
the press secretary of the Defense Minister of the Republic of Armenia
Artsrun Hovhannisyan noted it in his page of Facebook touching upon
the fact that the newly-appointed Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan
asked explanations from OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs about the recent
interview of the commander of the 102nd military base in Gyumri to
"Kraznaya Zvezda" newspaper.
The Commander of the 102nd Russian military base deployed in Gyumri,
the Armenian Colonel Andrey Ruzinsky stated that if Azerbaijan
launches operation in Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian military base in
Armenia may be involved in the conflict. Armenpress reports that in
the interview with "Krasnaya Zvezda" official newspaper, touching
upon the military-political situation in the region, for which the
military base responsible, Ruzinsky noted that "it is characterized
by a number of factors causing instability due to the possibility of
confrontation in the region of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict".
"If the Azerbaijani authorities decide to restore the jurisdiction
over Nagorno Karabakh by force, the military base may enter into an
armed conflict in accordance with the legal obligations of the Russian
Federation within the framework of the Collective Security Treaty",
- said Ruzinsky.
Ruzinsky noted that the military base is a compound that is ready
for immediate intervention: "Its structure includes 13 major combat
units and 17 units of comprehensive support. This force is able to
successfully fulfill the related tasks. I should add that the main
feature of the Russian military base in Armenia is anti-aircraft
missile battalion. It has been equipped with BUK-M1-2 anti-aircraft
complex, Smerch artillery battery and the air base with a squadron
of MiG- 29 warplanes".
Artsrun Hovhannisyan also pointed out that the staff of the Defense
Minister of Azerbaijan perhaps did not inform the latter about Article
4 of CSTO Treaty and Protocol 5 on the status of Russian military
base in Armenia signed in August, 2010 in a proper manner.
© 2009 ARMENPRESS.am
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/738996/armenia-does-not-see-necessity-to-engage-csto-or-russia-to-confront-aggression-by-azerbaijan-press.html