Russia has a military base in Armenia with several thousands military personnel, Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev said in his interview with Al Arabiya television, local media report.

“At the same time, Armenian border with Iran and Turkiye are protected by Russian border security. There is not a single Russian soldier on Azerbaijani soil. So what may happen in Armenia I don't know, but I don't want to think about this negative scenario,” he noted.

According to him, if Armenia deviates from the document signed in Washington, it will seriously worsen relations between it and the United States.

“But if there is strong external interference, then yes, we may think that something could break what has been agreed, but that would be very harmful for Armenia itself. Because no matter who signed the documents in Washington, they were signed on behalf of Armenia by the Armenian leader. If something happens with respect to the changes, and they step back from what has been signed, that would seriously deteriorate relations between Armenia and the United States. (...).In fact, what was initialed in Washington on the 8th of August was based on the Azerbaijani vision of how interstate relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan should be framed,” Aliyev added.

“So, what I am trying to say is that if any future government of Armenia, no matter when it comes to power, puts under doubt what has been signed in Washington, Armenia will face serious complications, because the balance of power in the region is absolutely in our favor from all points of view. I think it's obvious to everyone, and if Armenia again puts under doubt our territorial integrity, we will respond adequately,” the Azerbaijani president threatened.