The arms race in the region has always been high on the regional agenda
She added that Armenia’s acting Minister stressed during the recent OSCE Ministerial meeting that the reduction of threats should be of primary importance to the OSCE member states.
She also quoted Zohrab Mnatsakanyan as saying that the sale and supply of weapons simply contributes to the threat of its use. Zohrab Mnatsakanyan also advised the participating states to review their attitude.
“What could be business to some, is fatal to our people,” Naghdalyan said.
“Reducing the arms race in the region is always high on the agenda of the Armenian Ministry of Foreign affairs,” the Spokesperson added.
She stressed that the arms race contributes to the growth of instability. The Spokesperson added that the Ministry has been raising the issue during meetings on different levels and on multilateral platforms.
“The position of Armenia is that the arms race in the region needs to be stopped,” Anna Naghdalyan stated.