“Russia supports to military preparedness of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is preparing for war. And it’s going to start a war when Armenia in the result of the migration will be in the weakest condition, and Armenia will reach to this condition in 2-3 years”, – said the politician Andrias Ghukassyan to Aravot.am referring to the list of weapons and military equipment sold to Azerbaijan published in 2012 by Russia.
It’s worth to remind that, according to 2012 the report submitted to the UN Register of Conventional Armed Forces by Russia, in 2012 Russia has sold helicopters, artillery and anti-aircraft defense systems to Azerbaijan, has introduced 8 attack helicopters and 18 large caliber artillery systems. In addition, it has sold 200 devices of emissive missiles and a 1000 rocket to Azerbaijan. According to Mr. Ghukassyan in 2-3 years Azerbaijan will have the necessary armature. “So that it will try to raise acute military tension. The fact that the supply of arms to Azerbaijan makes it the most armed country in the South Caucasus. Russia promotes the war with its steps.” According to the politician, Russia is not a friendly country for Armenia, and commonly is not an alien in the strategic area. “Armenia is a country under the yoke of Russia where the criminal oligarchic system uses a state of war in Armenia to reproduce its power in Armenia. 2-3 years later Azerbaijan, at least, will be better prepared for war than Armenia.”
Arpine SIMONYAN
