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SELLING WEAPONS TO AZERBAIJAN DOES NOT PUT RUSSIA-ARMENIA RELATIONS IN DOUBT - FORMER AMBASSADOR
November 08, 2013 | 12:56
Russia has repeatedly stated about its readiness to defend Armenia,
as a Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member.
Former Russian Federation Ambassador to Armenia Vyacheslav Kovalenko,
who is Regional Program Director at the Institute for Caspian
Cooperation, said the aforementioned at Friday's Yerevan-Moscow live
television link discussion.
Commenting on Russia's selling of weapons to Azerbaijan, Kovalenko
noted:
"If Russia will not sell weapons to Azerbaijan, Israel and other
countries will do it. [But] this is not the matter that can cast the
allied relations between Russia and Armenia into doubt.
"By maintaining partnership relations with Azerbaijan and allied
relations with Armenia, Russia contributes so that that there will
not be great bloodshed in the region.
"Although a serious conflict has taken place between Armenia and
Azerbaijan because of [Nagorno-]Karabakh, the war has stopped, [and]
the region lives in peace."
In the former Russian ambassador's words, by maintaining relations
with Azerbaijan and Armenia and being a mediator in the negotiation
process, Russia contributes to the maintenance of peace.
"By taking the side of a party [to the conflict], Russia would worsen
the climate, and conditions may be created for the resumption of the
armed conflict," Vyacheslav Kovalenko concluded.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
November 08, 2013 | 12:56
Russia has repeatedly stated about its readiness to defend Armenia,
as a Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member.
Former Russian Federation Ambassador to Armenia Vyacheslav Kovalenko,
who is Regional Program Director at the Institute for Caspian
Cooperation, said the aforementioned at Friday's Yerevan-Moscow live
television link discussion.
Commenting on Russia's selling of weapons to Azerbaijan, Kovalenko
noted:
"If Russia will not sell weapons to Azerbaijan, Israel and other
countries will do it. [But] this is not the matter that can cast the
allied relations between Russia and Armenia into doubt.
"By maintaining partnership relations with Azerbaijan and allied
relations with Armenia, Russia contributes so that that there will
not be great bloodshed in the region.
"Although a serious conflict has taken place between Armenia and
Azerbaijan because of [Nagorno-]Karabakh, the war has stopped, [and]
the region lives in peace."
In the former Russian ambassador's words, by maintaining relations
with Azerbaijan and Armenia and being a mediator in the negotiation
process, Russia contributes to the maintenance of peace.
"By taking the side of a party [to the conflict], Russia would worsen
the climate, and conditions may be created for the resumption of the
armed conflict," Vyacheslav Kovalenko concluded.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am