 Baku sends note of protest to Moscow over sale of weapons to Armenia February 24, 2016 - 16:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan has expressed concern over Russia's sale of weapons to Armenia, a spokesperson for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told reporters Wednesday, February 24, Trend said. Commenting on the $200 million loan agreement on the sale of weapons and military equipment by Russia to Armenia, Hikmet Hajiyev said Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry sent a note of protest to Russian Foreign Ministry over the matter. The Russian government published a copy of the loan agreement, signed by the two sides in 2015 and ratified by both countries' parliaments later that year. According to the document, Armenia purchased Russian MLRS Smerch multi-launch rocket system and ammunition, anti-aircraft missile complexes Igla-S, surface complexes of electronic jamming system Avtobaza-M, heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A with transport-loading machines, 9М113М guided missiles, rocket-propelled grenades RPG-26, Dragunov sniper rifles, armored Tiger vehicles, engineering tools and military communications equipment.   Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
