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SALES OF RUSSIAN WEAPONS TO AZERBAIJAN SHOULD AROUSE SELLER'S CONCERN - ARMENIAN MP
YEREVAN, March 19. /ARKA/. Sales of Russian arms to Azerbaijan should
be the matter of the seller's concern, Gagik Melikyan, head of the
faction of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia in the National
Assembly, told journalists on Thursday.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, speaking yesterday at the fifth
international media forum 'At the Bottom of Ararat', expressed concern
over the sales of Russian weapons to Azerbaijan.
The president was quoted by Novosti-Armenia as saying that the allied
relations between Armenia and Russia have been developing since 1992,
and military cooperation plays an important part in these relations.
Melikyan
said commenting on the president's speech.
In his opinion, Sargsyan's speech was unprecedented for the idea
that this fact should arouse not only Armenia's but also the seller's
anxiety.
Melikyan said.
Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Karabakh, mainly populated
by Armenians, declared its independence from Azerbaijan.
On December 10, 1991, a few days after the collapse of the Soviet
Union, a referendum took place in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the majority
of the population (99.89%) voted for secession from Azerbaijan.
Afterwards, large-scale military operations began.
As a result, Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the
seven regions adjacent to it. Some 30,000 people were killed in this
war and about one million people fled their homes.
On May 12, 1994, the Bishkek cease-fire agreement put an end to the
military operations. Since 1992, talks brokered by OSCE Minsk Group
are being held over peaceful settlement of the conflict. The group
is co-chaired by USA, Russia and France. ---0---
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YEREVAN, March 19. /ARKA/. Sales of Russian arms to Azerbaijan should
be the matter of the seller's concern, Gagik Melikyan, head of the
faction of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia in the National
Assembly, told journalists on Thursday.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, speaking yesterday at the fifth
international media forum 'At the Bottom of Ararat', expressed concern
over the sales of Russian weapons to Azerbaijan.
The president was quoted by Novosti-Armenia as saying that the allied
relations between Armenia and Russia have been developing since 1992,
and military cooperation plays an important part in these relations.
Melikyan
said commenting on the president's speech.
In his opinion, Sargsyan's speech was unprecedented for the idea
that this fact should arouse not only Armenia's but also the seller's
anxiety.
Melikyan said.
Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Karabakh, mainly populated
by Armenians, declared its independence from Azerbaijan.
On December 10, 1991, a few days after the collapse of the Soviet
Union, a referendum took place in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the majority
of the population (99.89%) voted for secession from Azerbaijan.
Afterwards, large-scale military operations began.
As a result, Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the
seven regions adjacent to it. Some 30,000 people were killed in this
war and about one million people fled their homes.
On May 12, 1994, the Bishkek cease-fire agreement put an end to the
military operations. Since 1992, talks brokered by OSCE Minsk Group
are being held over peaceful settlement of the conflict. The group
is co-chaired by USA, Russia and France. ---0---
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