RUSSIA SHOULD KNOW PUBLIC OPINION BEFORE DEPLOYING NEW MILITARY BASES TO ARMENIA
2005-05-20 18:39

Azerbaijan News Service
May 20 2005

Official Baku is very concerned over recent statement of Yuriy
Baluyevskiy, head of the Joint Staff of Russian Federation regarding
the transfer of parts of military bases currently deploying in Georgia
to Armenia. According to Araz Azimov, deputy foreign minister of
Azerbaijan Russia made such steps previously and new actions are
unwelcome by Baku. Our concern is based on necessity of the account
of the extremely sensitive situation for region and atmospheres of
regional safety and stability, he noted. Deputy foreign minister
said that before redirection of those bases they must study what
would be public reaction. Thus, in present conditions it would be
more desirable, that the given step was not undertaken “, – he has
emphasized. Armenia is a source of destabilization in south Caucasus,
said Araz Azimov deputy foreign minister of Azerbaijan during an
international conference of NATO launched in Baku. While Azerbaijan
makes important contribution for regional development of energy
resources export and Georgia introducing transit opportunities,
Armenia exporting non stability said Araz Azimov. Deputy foreign
minister said that by aggressive policy lead by Armenia that country
isolated herself from participating global regional processes and
attitude of Euraaatlantic structures to Armenia must be different that
to Azerbaijan and Georgia. He also said that, Russia’s policy in South
Caucasus not always positively affecting the regional situation. I
think that, strengthening of cooperation between NATO and Russia can
lead geopolitical changes in the region, Araz Azimov said. Delegates
from Unites States of America, Romania, Georgia, Russia and other
countries take part in the conference.