FOREIGN MINISTRY OF AZERBAIJAN MAKES STATEMENT ON HANDOVER OF $800 MLN WORTH OF ARMS

Baku, January 15 (AzerTAc). The Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan has issued a
statement on Russia`s handing over $800,000 mln worth of military hardware and
ammunition to Armenia.
The website www.mediaforum.az posted documents proving the handover of ammunition to
the Armenian armed forces from the Russian 102nd military unit located in the
Armenian city of Gumru. Investigation into this case provided reasons enough to
conclude that arms handover took place in reality.
Expressing deep concern over this fact, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
states that arms handover will dramatically increase war-making capacity of the
occupant country.
MFA declares that this fact implies direct violation of the UN Security Council
resolutions on the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict and UN General Assembly`s resolution
“the situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan” adopted in March last
year.
The Foreign Ministry considers that such a step make the Russian Federation
particularly responsible for the future developments concerning the resolution of
the conflict, and Azerbaijan urges the Russian party to take every possible measures
to eliminate consequences of arms handover.
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