Russia’s military hardware sale to Baku “just business” - CSTO chiefJune 26, 2013 - 12:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - CSTO Secretary General called Russia’s sale of military hardware to Azerbaijan “just business.” “Russia is a major manufacturer and supplier of military hardware, selling weaponry to a dozens of countries. It’s just business. However, while selling weaponry to non-members of the OSCE, were guided by a principle of a regional parity preservation,” Nikolay Bordyuzha told journalists in Yerevan. According to earlier reports, Russia started deliveries of military hardware, including tanks and armored vehicles to Azerbaijan. The deal is estimated at $700mln-$1bln, Vedomosti newspaper reported citing sources in the Russian defense industry. According to the paper, the deliveries started in spring 2013 but no official commented on the deal, which envisages provision of 94 tanks T-90S, 100 armored vehicles as well as flame-throwers, smirch rocket launchers and big guns. At the same time, the equipment essential for their maintenance will also be delivered. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |