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January 16, 2009 Friday 6:25 AM EST

Russia denies munitions supplies to Armenia in 2008

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has denied information on
Russia supplying military equipment and munitions to Armenia in 2008,
indicating that such information was published in Armenia’s media
sources. The minister pointed out, however, that no such supplies took
place, adding that an investigation into the matter would be launched.

Lavrov also noted that he was scheduled to pay a working visit to Baku
in the near future to discuss a wide range of questions on bilateral
cooperation, including the settlement of the unresolved conflict in
Nagorny Karabakh.

The official reiterated that "Russia had never made it a secret that
it had a program for military and technical cooperation with Armenia
and Azerbaijan." He noted, however, that Armenia was a member of the
Collective Security Treaty Organization, and therefore, enjoyed
somewhat more favorable terms, which had never been questioned by
Azerbaijan.