ARMENIA MAIN MILITARY ALLY OF RUSSIA IN SOUTH, RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER SAIDDecember 27, 2002 - 18:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is the main military ally of Russia in the south. Russian defense minister Sergey Ivanov stated at the meeting with students of Saint Petersburg University yesterday. In his words, as reported by "Interfax," CIS member states have been priority military partners of Russia and remain such. Russia's main ally in the west is Belarus, in the east are the countries of Central Asia included in the Treaty on Collective Security. Sergey Ivanov emphasized that "it is fundamentally important to Russia to maintain stability and minimize general security threats not only in its own, but also in the neighboring territories."![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |