NATO not dealing with "Russian arms transfer" to Armenia

PanARMENIAN.Net - Yesterday, going its own way, Azeri 1news.az agency quoted a source in NATO headquarters allegedly saying that "NATO has launched an investigation into the transfer of Russian arms to Armenia."



Meanwhile, NATO said it is not dealing with the issue.



"We are not aware of such a decision," Veronique Smet, Assistant to the Deputy Spokesperson at NATO Public Diplomacy Division, told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.



Baku's accusation campaign started after publication of some media reports about Russian arms transfer to the amount of $800 million to Armenia. Last months, Azeri ANS TV quoted Russian Defense Ministry's spokesman Alexander Petrunin as saying that "Russia delivered military hardware to Armenia in the framework of a transnational agreement."



The Russian Foreign Ministry refuted the information. "Such untrue anti-Russian publications undermine friendly relations between the Russian Federation and Azerbaijan," it said in a note sent to the Azeri MFA.