Russian arms delivery to Armenia late “for unknown reasons” – MP

Russian arms delivery to Armenia late “for unknown reasons” – MP

PanARMENIAN.Net - Baku had long planned the latest attack on Nagorno Karabakh: the Azerbaijani troops were stationed on the contact line, waiting for the command, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Financial-Credit, Budgetary and Economic Affairs, member of the ruling Republican Party said.

According to Gagik Minasyan, the four-day clashes were unprecedented in terms of bloodshed and the weapons employed.

“Under such circumstances, the international community should ban the sale of weapons to the aggressor,” Minasyan said.

Asked about the fate of the Russian loan for the purchase of arms, the MP said the weapons should have already reached Armenia, but were late “for unknown reason.” Relevant authorities are tackling the issue, he said.

“As far as I know, anti-drone equipment should also be delivered,” Minasyan said.

The parliamentarian did not rule out Turkey’s inciting hostilities in Karabakh but, citing bad timing, said such a scenario is unlikely.

According to him, it was the Azeri President himself who gave the order to attack since his visit to Washington failed to yield the desired result.

The parties to the Karabakh conflict agreed on a bilateral ceasefire along the contact line which came into force at midday, April 5.

Prior to that, on the night of April 1-2, Azerbaijani armed forces initiated overt offensive operations in the southern, southeastern and northeastern directions of the line of contact with Nagorno Karabakh.

As of April 5, the Azerbaijani side has lost 26 tanks and 4 infantry fighting vehicles, as well as 1 BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher, 1 engineering vehicle, 2 military helicopters and 14 unmanned aerial vehicles. The Azerbaijani side has admitted the loss of 31 fighters, 1 helicopter and 1 unmanned drone, whereas the Armenian side's photo and video materials show dozens of killed Azerbaijani troops, 1 helicopter and 3 UAVs. Opposition media outlets, however, reported on the death of 93 Azerbaijani soldiers, stating that 33 more have been wounded. According to Karabakh authorities, 300 Azerbaijani soldiers were killed in clashes.

14 Karabakh tanks have been neutralized since April 2.

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