BAKU: Russia, Azerbaijan still investigate alleged transfer of Arms

Azerbaijan Business Center, Azerbaijan
Jan 17 2009

Russia and Azerbaijan still investigate alleged transfer of Russian
weapons to Armenia

Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Foreign mnister Sergey Lavrov of Russia assured
his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov that Russia transferred
to Armenia neither any weapons nor 102nd Russian militay base located
in Gumri of Armenia.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan informs that in the
course of a telephone conversation between the two ministers on 16
January Lavrov told of investigation conducted jointly with the
General Staff of Armed Forces of Russia on the occasion of alleged
transfer of Russian weapons to Armenia.

The parties agreed to continue consultations with the purpose to
clarify further this matter.