Azeri official warns Russia against redeployment of troops to Armenia

MPA news agency
30 May 05

Baku, 30 May: “All countries of our region have to give up actions
that may cause tension or whip up the spirit of militarism. This is
the position of Azerbaijan,” Deputy Foreign Minister Xalaf Xalafov
said when commenting on the redeployment of Russian military bases
from Georgia to Armenia.

By arming the aggressor, Russia not only hampers a negotiated
settlement to the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict. Its actions also
affect stability and security in the region as a whole. All countries
of the region have to realize their responsibility, Xalafov stressed.

Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia are also members of the conventional
forces in Europe treaty. Azerbaijan is unequivocally opposed to the
presence of foreign military bases on the territory of a state which
poses a threat to the republic.

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