“THE RUSSIAN MILITARY BASES ARE ALLOCATED IN ARMENIA AT OUR REQUEST”
Support A1+!“The price of the Russian gas has nothing to do with our military cooperation. The Russian military bases were allocated in Armenia at our request and they form part of our security”, announced RA Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan and added, “Believe me, it is better for us”.
As for the RF Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov, he did not say anything about the military bases. Asked a question by the Armenian journalists why Russia sells weapon by commercial prices to Armenia he said, “Russia sell weapon by prices meant for the countries of Collective Security Treaty Organization. Only these countries can buy weapon by those prices”.
As for the opinion that selling weapon to Azerbaijan Russia can contribute to the disturbance of the balance of powers in the region, Mr. Ivanov announced that they do not sell weapon which can unbalance the region. Besides, he stressed that they do not have reason not to sell weapon to Azerbaijan, as the weapon commerce is an accepted business in the whole world.
And at the beginning of the press conference of the Defense Ministers Serge Sargsyan announced that as a result of the negotiations and tête-à-tête meetings they have come to the conclusion that «the Armenian –Russian cooperation develops steadily and there are no serious problems».
