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    Emil Lazarian
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    • Categories: 2019

Deputy FM comments on prices of Russian weapons acquired by Armenia

Panorama, Armenia
Sept 10 2019

The Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has no provision banning arms sales to a non-CSTO country engaged in a conflict with a member state of the organization, Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan told lawmakers on Tuesday.

His comments came in response to a question of MP Mikayel Melkumyan about the possible restrictions to be imposed on weapon sales of Russia and Belarus to Azerbaijan.

In the meantime, Kocharyan said there is a CSTO clause allowing its member states to acquire the same weapons at lower prices than non-CSTO countries and Armenia makes use of it.

“We have such a provision both with Russia and within the framework of the CSTO,” he said, adding Armenia buys weapons from Russia at much more affordable prices that the third countries. 

Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS