DEFENSE MINISTRY OF ARMENIA COMMENTS ON INFORMATION ABOUT POSSIBLE PURCHASE OF RUSSIAN S-300 BY AZERBAIJAN

ArmInfo
2010-08-10 14:24:00

ArmInfo. Defense Ministry of Armenia has commented on a possibility
of purchase of the Russian S-300 by Azerbaijan.

As Defense Minister of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan told journalists,
acquisition of any kind of weapon affects balance of forces in the
region. However, the minister said, S-300 is a weapon of defensive
but not offensive nature. S. Ohanyan also said the Armenian party has
no specific information about acquisition of S-300 by Azerbaijan,
and the Russian media, which disseminated such an information,
afterwards denied it.

From: A. Papazian