Political analysts on Russian arms sales to Baku (video)
The fact that Russia continues to sell weapons to our potential enemy, Azerbaijan, can not affect the Armenian-Russian relations, says political analyst Alexander Makarov. “Russia has certain obligations and is trying to fulfill them,” he says. Speaking at an international media forum called “At the Foot of Mount Ararat” on March 19 Serzh Sargsyan answered a Russian journalist’s question about Armenia’s attitude to Russia’s arms sales to the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, given the fact that, in contrast to Azerbaijan, Armenia is Russia’s strategic partner. Mr Sargsyan said it is a problem and the problem needs to be resolved. Political analysts in Armenia say Armenia has many times expressed its concerns over the sale of Russian arms to Azerbaijan, with Russia always giving a vulnerable response. Political analyst Sergey Minasyan says ‘they [Russians] say it is only business and cannot affect their relations with Armenia.’ Although Russia is Armenia's strategic partner, we should not forget that Azerbaijan is also a profitable partner for Russia.
