YEREVAN. – The Russian Federation as a sovereign member state of the CSTO is meeting all its obligations to any state. There are international norms and international treaties that are fully implemented, said the head of Russian parliamentary committee on security.

Anatoly Vyborniy’s comments came in response to a question whether he thinks that Azerbaijan is a real threat to the security of Armenia.

“There is no regulatory act or a contract and a treaty that suggest that Russia cannot sell weapons to Azerbaijan.  On the one hand, we speak about the letter of the law, on the other – about the spirit of the law. The issue was raised by the Armenian parliamentarians as they are apparently concerned over the matter. We share the concerns and will raise the questions from the perspective of further development of international relations, including those between CSTO member states,” he said.

He said the issue whether Azerbaijani armament is a threat to Armenia’s security will be discussed later, although the issue was raised by the Republic of Armenia today.

“Today we shared opinions. We saw the problems that Armenia is faced with and plan to discuss this with the Armenian Minister of Emergency Situations and the Minister of Defense. The fact that we are holding a meeting of the standing committee of CSTO PA here, in the territory of the Republic of Armenia, is a clear indication that we are concerned about the entire range of issues, including in the Caucasus region. Russia’s position is to do its best to prevent those threats and challenges, which exist with regard of any country, especially when it comes to the CSTO member states,” Vyborniy told reporters in Yerevan.

He also noted that to date there are new challenges and threats, as well as the old ones in a new form. The CSTO is developing correspondingly for the participating countries to have maximum protection from any kind of threats.