Interfax News Agency
Russia & CIS Military Newswire
February 1, 2007 Thursday 3:56 PM MSK
Russian base in Armenia not a threat to region, Baku – Putin
Russia’s military base in Armenia is not directed against any state,
including Azerbaijan, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a news
conference in the Kremlin on Thursday.
"I would like to highlight the fact that the Russian military base in
Armenia is not directed any other countries in the region’s
interests, and this includes Azerbaijan," the president said.
During a spell of high tensions in Ajaria, Georgia, Georgian
President Mikheil Saakashvili once said that "he was afraid that our
military would be conducting backstage activities," Putin said.
"I answered him that no such thing would happen and later he thanked
me for this, saying that they saw that the Russian military stood
aside from the development of the situation. The same thing is true
regarding the Russian base in Armenia," Putin said.
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