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  • BAKU: Christmas `Gifts` From Putin To Armenia

    CHRISTMAS `GIFTS` FROM PUTIN TO ARMENIA

    Turan Information Agency, Azerbaijan
    December 4, 2013 Wednesday

    Yerevan/03.11.13/Turan:

    Russia welcomes resumption of direct contacts between the leaders of
    Armenia and Azerbaijan. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir
    Putin at a briefing in Yerevan after talks with ArmenianPresident
    Sargsyan.

    " I was recently on a visit to Baku. We also talked with the
    Azerbaijani President in detail about the prospects of settlement. I
    am very pleased to note that the meeting, which was held in Vienna on
    November 19, was clearly positive. We hope for common sense and the
    desire to settle on both sides, and we will do everything to promote
    it within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group," said Putin.

    Asked about Russia's actions in the case of "aggression" by Azerbaijan
    against Nagorno-Karabakh, Putin said that he hoped that blood
    would be never shed in Nagorno-Karabakh - either byArmenians or by
    Azerbaijanis. "The more often to repeat the words aloud, the less will
    be the conditions for a peaceful settlement in the region. We would
    like no bloodshed forever in this region of the world, located so close
    to the Russian border, - no by Armenian citizens or citizens of the
    Republic of Azerbaijan," Putin said, calling "counterproductive" the
    talk about the alleged decisions in case of possible military action.

    Putin reported further reduce in the gas prices for Armenia to 189
    dollars per thousand cubic meters from the current $ 270. At the same
    time, Putin said that Russia sells gas to Europe for $ 500.

    Another outcome of the negotiations and agreements with Putin in
    Yerevan was that Armenia will be able to buy Russian weapons for the
    inside Russian prices. Azerbaijan buys same weapons from Moscow at
    international prices that are 30-40% higher.

    Note that for the first time in the history the Armenian opposition
    met the Russian President with street protests So a few hundred people
    organized protests in various parts of Yerevan, urging Putin to get
    out of Armenia and criticizing the country's authorities for refusing
    of European integration. -02D-

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