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Interfax, Russia
Jan 27 2015
Armenian DM: Yerevan-Moscow relations to be unaffected by Gyumri tragedy
YEREVAN. Jan 27
The killing of seven people in Gyumri, northern Armenia, by a Russian
serviceman cannot divide Yerevan and Moscow, Armenian Defense Minister
Seyran Ohanian said.
"The Gyumri events cannot drive a wedge between us. Our cooperation
with the Russian military base is strong. Exercises are consistent
with our operative and combat plans demonstrate the readiness for
joint provision of Armenia's security," Ohanian said at a press
conference on Tuesday.
"I have said before and I repeat that the Armenian army has no problem
[dealing with] Azerbaijan. The presence of the Russian military base
in Armenia is solving a more global problem of regional security,
especially considering Turkey's military presence," he said.
The Russian military base in Armenia "has done a lot in recent years
to build up its combat readiness and to procure new types of weapons,"
the minister said.
Six members of a family, including a 24-month-old child, were murdered
in Gyumri on January 12. Six-month-old Seryozha Avetisian was taken to
hospital with a stab wound. He died on January 19.
Armenia accused Russian serviceman Valery Permyakov of killing seven
people to which he confessed.
Te mk
Jan 27 2015
Armenian DM: Yerevan-Moscow relations to be unaffected by Gyumri tragedy
YEREVAN. Jan 27
The killing of seven people in Gyumri, northern Armenia, by a Russian
serviceman cannot divide Yerevan and Moscow, Armenian Defense Minister
Seyran Ohanian said.
"The Gyumri events cannot drive a wedge between us. Our cooperation
with the Russian military base is strong. Exercises are consistent
with our operative and combat plans demonstrate the readiness for
joint provision of Armenia's security," Ohanian said at a press
conference on Tuesday.
"I have said before and I repeat that the Armenian army has no problem
[dealing with] Azerbaijan. The presence of the Russian military base
in Armenia is solving a more global problem of regional security,
especially considering Turkey's military presence," he said.
The Russian military base in Armenia "has done a lot in recent years
to build up its combat readiness and to procure new types of weapons,"
the minister said.
Six members of a family, including a 24-month-old child, were murdered
in Gyumri on January 12. Six-month-old Seryozha Avetisian was taken to
hospital with a stab wound. He died on January 19.
Armenia accused Russian serviceman Valery Permyakov of killing seven
people to which he confessed.
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