Today, Azerbaijan
May 28 2005
Azerbaijan in talks with Georgia to prevent replacement to Russian
arms to Armenia
28 May 2005 [17:28] – Today.Az
The Azerbaijani government authorities are in talks with Georgia to
prevent the replacement of part of the Russia property and armed
technique from Georgia to Armenia, Ramiz Hassanov, the Azerbaijani
Ambassador to Azerbaijan.
According to Hassanov, Azerbaijan well understands Georgia’s
interests in rapid withdrawal of Russian troops from its territory,
but heir dislocation represents great significance for Baku. “They
should not be delivered to Armenia. So, we are discussing he issue
with Georgian authorities.” he added. (Trend)
Hassanov noted they did not start withdrawing the heavy technique
from Georgia, they only replace the ammunitions.
Baluyevskiy has recently stated that the Russian armed bases will be
withdrawn from the territory of Georgia, while part of the arms will
be replaced to Armenia. Baluyevskiy noted that part of the armed
technique and military property of the bases will be disposed in
Armenia. “It will enable us to extend the term of withdrawal to 4
year,” he said.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has issued note to the Azerbaijani
Foreign Ministry in this connection.
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