ARMENIAN-FRENCH AGREEMENT IN DEFENSE THREATENING TO AZERBAIJAN

news.az
Feb 18 2010
Azerbaijan

Ziyafet Asgarov "I think this is a danger.

The agreement in the sphere of defense concluded between Yerevan
and Paris threatens to Azerbaijan and undermines influence of France
as an impartial mediator in the Karabakh conflict settlement", said
first vice speaker of the Azerbaijani parliament Ziyafet Asgarov.

"I think this is a danger. My argument is that Armenia and Azerbaijan
are in a state of war and provision of military assistance to Armenia
is certainly a threat to our security", Asgarov told TV channel.

"We cannot accept it. This will in turn make us take steps for the
sake of our national interests", he added.

Asgarov reminded that in 1997 Armenia concluded a document on military
cooperation with another Minsk Group co-chair-Russia.

"Now I ask a question: if two of the three OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing
countries sign a military agreement with Armenia, cooperate in military
sphere, in other words, provide arms to Armenia, how can we believe
the sincerity of the co-chairing mission of these countries?", the
first vice speaker asked.