YEREVAN. – The weapons deal between Russia and Azerbaijan increases the chances of the resumption of war at the line of contact between Azerbaijan and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.  

Giro Manoyan, Director of the International Secretariat of Armenia’s opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party Yerevan Bureau and Head of the Armenian Cause Yerevan Office, noted the aforesaid during a press conference on Tuesday.

As per Manoyan, Russia’s selling of arms to Azerbaijan does not conflict with Armenian-Russian contractual relations. 

“But Russia’s demeanor is not what was expected of a strategic ally. The specialists claim that this deal has not upset the balance between the Armenian and Azerbaijani [armed] forces. In the meantime, providing such aggressive weaponry to a country like Azerbaijan increases the likelihood of war,” the ARF official noted.     

According to the politician, the probability of war increases because Azerbaijan’s temptation to change the situation increases.  

Manoyan also noted that Russia pursued economic interests by conducting this arms deal and, as a result, it also resolved the issue of maintaining its influence in the region.

“But this should not be done at our expense. The Armenian authorities’ public response to this move was insufficient,” he said.   

As per Giro Manoyan, Russia should sense that Armenia is dissatisfied with such behavior.

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