Baku doesn't settle down, insists on "Russian armament delivery to Armenia"
Official Baku will continue investigation of "delivery of Russian weapons to Armenia," said a spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
"There was a similar incident in 1996. The Foreign Ministry will study any information and facts regarding to the issue," Elhan Polukhov said, Novosti Azerbaijan reports.
Baku's accusation campaign started after publication of some media reports about delivery of Russian armament to the amount of $800 million to Armenia. Some two weeks ago, 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.
"There was a similar incident in 1996. The Foreign Ministry will study any information and facts regarding to the issue," Elhan Polukhov said, Novosti Azerbaijan reports.
Baku's accusation campaign started after publication of some media reports about delivery of Russian armament to the amount of $800 million to Armenia. Some two weeks ago, 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.
