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Head of ACNIS: New supplies of Russian military hardware to Azerbaijan
meet the latest geopolitical changes in the region
by David Stepanyan
ARMINFO
Saturday, September 28, 10:27
The new supplies of Russian military hardware to Azerbaijan totally
meet the latest geopolitical changes in the region, Manvel Sargsyan,
Director of the Armenian Center for National and International
Studies, says in his interview with ArmInfo.
To note, Kurganmashzavod has recently started manufacturing Vena 2S31
at the order of Azerbaijan. The plant has launched the production of
18 systems. The 2S31 Vena is a Russian self-propelled 120 mm
mortar/cannon mounted on the chassis of a BMP-3 infantry combat
vehicle. The weapon system is equipped with digital automated fire
control system, navigation system, and optical/electronic
reconnaissance and target acquisition system. Mortar mines (up to 7.2
km range) and cannon shells (up to 13 km range) can be used, including
guided, HEAT, smoke, and thermobaric munitions.
Manvel Sargsyan thinks that it is not a business. "These supplies of
Russian weapons are a part of the well-considered Russian policy aimed
at making Azerbaijan dependent on weapon supplies. By the political
decision to supply Azerbaijan with Russian arms, Moscow is trying to
strengthen its levers of pressure on Baku, because Russia is concerned
about the supplies of Israeli and Turkish military hardware to
Azerbaijan", says the analyst.
He thinks that the Russian weapon supplies to Azerbaijan are also
connected with the Iranian factor conditioned by the revolutionary
changes in Tehran's relations with the United States and Israel. Iran
was considered as the West's rival and Turkey as the West's ally.
Armenia was a counterweight in the system of these relations.
Meanwhile, now that Iran has even decided to recognize Holocaust,
Azerbaijan will not play the same role as before, and this cannot help
influencing Russia's policy towards Azerbaijan, Sargsyan says.
"Baku is surely tracing all these changes and understands its
significance. To all appearances, Baku wants to receive preferences as
weapons for its game at Russia's bidding", says Sargsyan.
meet the latest geopolitical changes in the region
by David Stepanyan
ARMINFO
Saturday, September 28, 10:27
The new supplies of Russian military hardware to Azerbaijan totally
meet the latest geopolitical changes in the region, Manvel Sargsyan,
Director of the Armenian Center for National and International
Studies, says in his interview with ArmInfo.
To note, Kurganmashzavod has recently started manufacturing Vena 2S31
at the order of Azerbaijan. The plant has launched the production of
18 systems. The 2S31 Vena is a Russian self-propelled 120 mm
mortar/cannon mounted on the chassis of a BMP-3 infantry combat
vehicle. The weapon system is equipped with digital automated fire
control system, navigation system, and optical/electronic
reconnaissance and target acquisition system. Mortar mines (up to 7.2
km range) and cannon shells (up to 13 km range) can be used, including
guided, HEAT, smoke, and thermobaric munitions.
Manvel Sargsyan thinks that it is not a business. "These supplies of
Russian weapons are a part of the well-considered Russian policy aimed
at making Azerbaijan dependent on weapon supplies. By the political
decision to supply Azerbaijan with Russian arms, Moscow is trying to
strengthen its levers of pressure on Baku, because Russia is concerned
about the supplies of Israeli and Turkish military hardware to
Azerbaijan", says the analyst.
He thinks that the Russian weapon supplies to Azerbaijan are also
connected with the Iranian factor conditioned by the revolutionary
changes in Tehran's relations with the United States and Israel. Iran
was considered as the West's rival and Turkey as the West's ally.
Armenia was a counterweight in the system of these relations.
Meanwhile, now that Iran has even decided to recognize Holocaust,
Azerbaijan will not play the same role as before, and this cannot help
influencing Russia's policy towards Azerbaijan, Sargsyan says.
"Baku is surely tracing all these changes and understands its
significance. To all appearances, Baku wants to receive preferences as
weapons for its game at Russia's bidding", says Sargsyan.