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Interfax, Russia
Jan 24 2014
Armenia will buy long-range weapons from Russia - Defense Ministry
YEREVAN. Jan 24
The new agreements with Russia in the sphere of defense will help
develop military-technical cooperation and to buy weapons at internal
Russian prices, Armenian Defense Minister Seiran Oganyan said.
"The agreements on the purchase by Armenia of long-range weapons
remain in force. We will complete the process of purchasing long-range
weapons from Russia in 2014," Oganyan told a press conference on
Friday.
"The new weapons supplies will make it possible to use defensive
deterrence mechanisms," the minister said.
Oganyan also said the situation on the Armenian-Azeri border is under control.
"There is no escalation of tension. We are the punishing party on the
frontline. We only return the enemy's fire," the minister said.
The minister also said he does not believe the resumption of military
action is probable.
"There is always a threat of war. Despite the fact that we should
always be ready for war, I consider the current probability of the
resumption of military action to be low," he said.
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Jan 24 2014
Armenia will buy long-range weapons from Russia - Defense Ministry
YEREVAN. Jan 24
The new agreements with Russia in the sphere of defense will help
develop military-technical cooperation and to buy weapons at internal
Russian prices, Armenian Defense Minister Seiran Oganyan said.
"The agreements on the purchase by Armenia of long-range weapons
remain in force. We will complete the process of purchasing long-range
weapons from Russia in 2014," Oganyan told a press conference on
Friday.
"The new weapons supplies will make it possible to use defensive
deterrence mechanisms," the minister said.
Oganyan also said the situation on the Armenian-Azeri border is under control.
"There is no escalation of tension. We are the punishing party on the
frontline. We only return the enemy's fire," the minister said.
The minister also said he does not believe the resumption of military
action is probable.
"There is always a threat of war. Despite the fact that we should
always be ready for war, I consider the current probability of the
resumption of military action to be low," he said.
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