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Some part of weapons and military equipment withdrawn from Russiaâ€™s bases in Georgia deployed in Armenia-Azerbaijan border and occupied territories

03 September 2007 12:30 (UTC +04:00)

APA reports quoting military sources that these firearms and military equipment are reported to be deployed in Ijevan, Berd, Tavush, Vardenis and other regions situation in the border between Armenian armed forces with Azerbaijan and also in the military units in Nagorno Karabakh-Khankendi, Asgaran, Agdere regions, Khojali town and Hadurt settlements. According to the source, some of the self-propelled artillery equipment delivered to Armenia from the 62nd base in Akhalkelek has been â€œdonatedâ€ to Armenian Army. The equipment has been deployed in the equipment park in Ijevan region bordering on Gazakh region of Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry press service chief, Colonel-Lieutenant Eldar Safarov confirmed the deployment of some part of the equipment and weapons coming from Georgia on Armenia-Azerbaijan state border and occupied territories of Azerbaijan. The ministry official told APA Armenia in defiance with the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (or CFE Treaty) has many times increased its arsenal by the account of the weapons and equipment withdrawn from Russian base in Georgia.
â€œArmenia is causing misbalance of military forces in the region. We take alternative steps against these steps of Armenia, strengthen procurement of our armed forces, buy new arms and equipment,â€ the Ministry official stressed. /APA/