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WHO HAS AGREED TO SUPPLY WEAPONS TO ARMENIA?
Naira Hayrumyan, Political Commentator
Comments - 09 February 2015, 19:05
The minister of defense had two important meetings last week. On
February 5 he met with CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha and
on February 6 he met with the U.K. Ambassador Katherine Leach.
Ohanyan talked to Bordyuzha about the development of "the CSTO military
component" and Katherine Leach told him that the United Kingdom is
ready to act as a provider in NATO-Armenia relations.
The recent escalation in Artsakh and Tavush forces experts to bring
up the need for buying new kinds of weapons, including both offensive
and modern defensive weapons which help detect the place where fire
was opened.
The Western media reported that the United States is likely to
supply such weapons to Ukraine. Certain things have been supplied,
particularly equipment that allows detecting and destroying
emplacements. Now anti-tank weapons are considered which, for example,
helped scan and destroy entire tank units in Libya.
Armenia needs such arms, and the question is not who could supply those
to us. NATO member states have such weapons, and judging by Katherine
Leach's visit, the United Kingdom is ready to talk to Armenia about
this. However, the question is whether Yerevan is ready to act against
Russia's will and ask NATO countries for help in order to protect
its soldiers and borders.
According to the 2010 deal, Russia was recognized as a guarantor
of security of Armenia. It involves complex measures, and their
performance is hard to consider at the social level. Burdyuzha's
latest visit is evidence that CSTO may supply weapons to Armenia as a
"military component". It may have even already been supplied.
At the end of this year NATO training center will open in Georgia,
Armenia's neighbor which may later be used as a missile defense base
of center. The Russian government has already announced to respond to
the strengthening of NATO at its borders. It is possible that in this
context Russia will try to strengthen its base in Armenia. However, it
will promote escalation rather than the level of security of Armenia.
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/33608#sthash.ZwFY4QdB.dpuf
From: A. Papazian
Naira Hayrumyan, Political Commentator
Comments - 09 February 2015, 19:05
The minister of defense had two important meetings last week. On
February 5 he met with CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha and
on February 6 he met with the U.K. Ambassador Katherine Leach.
Ohanyan talked to Bordyuzha about the development of "the CSTO military
component" and Katherine Leach told him that the United Kingdom is
ready to act as a provider in NATO-Armenia relations.
The recent escalation in Artsakh and Tavush forces experts to bring
up the need for buying new kinds of weapons, including both offensive
and modern defensive weapons which help detect the place where fire
was opened.
The Western media reported that the United States is likely to
supply such weapons to Ukraine. Certain things have been supplied,
particularly equipment that allows detecting and destroying
emplacements. Now anti-tank weapons are considered which, for example,
helped scan and destroy entire tank units in Libya.
Armenia needs such arms, and the question is not who could supply those
to us. NATO member states have such weapons, and judging by Katherine
Leach's visit, the United Kingdom is ready to talk to Armenia about
this. However, the question is whether Yerevan is ready to act against
Russia's will and ask NATO countries for help in order to protect
its soldiers and borders.
According to the 2010 deal, Russia was recognized as a guarantor
of security of Armenia. It involves complex measures, and their
performance is hard to consider at the social level. Burdyuzha's
latest visit is evidence that CSTO may supply weapons to Armenia as a
"military component". It may have even already been supplied.
At the end of this year NATO training center will open in Georgia,
Armenia's neighbor which may later be used as a missile defense base
of center. The Russian government has already announced to respond to
the strengthening of NATO at its borders. It is possible that in this
context Russia will try to strengthen its base in Armenia. However, it
will promote escalation rather than the level of security of Armenia.
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/33608#sthash.ZwFY4QdB.dpuf
From: A. Papazian