Interfax, Russia
Jan 28 2009
Baku still analyzing media reports on Russian arms supplies to Armenia
BAKU Jan 28
Baku does not consider the situation surrounding alleged shipments of
Russian weapons to Armenia settled.
"We keep this issue in the focus of our attention, and this means it
remains open," Azeri Foreign Ministry spokesman Hazar Ibrahim told
Interfax.
Asked whether Azerbaijan was satisfied with a response note the
Russian Foreign Ministry has given on the matter, Ibrahim said the
"information is being studied, and therefore the issue has not been
closed."
Azeri media reported earlier that weapons worth $800 million were
passed to Yerevan from a Russian military base in Armenia.
Following the reports, the Azeri and Russian foreign ministries
exchanged notes. Russia said in its note that the Russian Defense
Ministry had not given or sold the types and amount of weapons or
military hardware to Armenia in 2008 as stated in the Azeri media
reports.