Aram Sargsyan: by supplying weaponry to Baku, Moscow aims to preserve balance between Armenia and Azerbaijan![]() August 19, 2010 - 16:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Extension of Russian military base deployment in Armenia will allow RA and Karabakh to avoid war in near future, Democratic Party of Armenia (DPA) leader Aram Sargsyan stated. As he noted at news conference in Yerevan, were Armenian authorities be capable of “setting the right tone”, Armenia wouldn't have needed a military patronage of another country. DPA leader characterized deployment extension Protocol as the only way to curb Azerbaijan's attempt to give military resolution to Karabakh conflict. Commenting on Russia's possible intention to supply S-300 missile systems to Azerbaijan he noted, “Perhaps, by supplying weaponry to Baku, Moscow aims to preserve balance between Armenia and Azerbaijan, thus serving its own interests.” ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |