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Vasili Istratov:â€ Russia has not deployed military equipment in Nagorno Karabakh and will not establish 2nd military base in Armeniaâ€

29 November 2007 12:43 (UTC +04:00)

Mr. Istratov stated that main directions of cooperation between the two countriesâ€™ Defense Ministries are determined during the talks and personal qualification is important among them. Ambassador said that Azerbaijani officers and cadets can study in any educational institution of Russian Defense Ministry. Diplomat stressed that military-technical cooperation was discussed during the talks and stated that this cooperation also covers purchase of Russian military equipment. Mr. Istratov touched upon claims on deployment of military equipment withdrawn from Georgia in Nagorno Karabakh and said that Safar Abiyev broadly discussed this issue with his counterpart. Ambassador noted that equipment withdrawn from Georgia was handed over to Russian military base deployed in Armenia.
â€œRussia does not deploy military equipment in Nagorno Karabakhâ€.
Asked whether Russia wants to establish 2nd military base in Armenia or not ambassador answered that Moscow has not got such plan. Istratov said that he is not familiar with Russian parliamentarian Konstantin Zatulinâ€™s statement that the law envisaging criminal responsibility for denial of so-called Armenian genocide will be adopted in Russia. He stated that though there is criminal responsibility for denying Holocaust (Jewish genocide) in some countries, there is not such law in Russia./APA/