Andrey Nesterenko: Russian Foreign Ministry does not deal with sale of weaponsSeptember 17, 2010 - 16:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Spokesman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Andrey Nesterenko refrained from commenting on information about Russia’s allegedly planned sale of S-300 missile complexes to Azerbaijan. “The Foreign Ministry does not deal with sale of weapons. There is a range of specialized state institutions, which act in compliance with the law. And I would recommend you to apply to them. You are well aware of these institutions,” RIA Novosti quoted the diplomat as saying. In July 2010 the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry and Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport were reported to have signed an agreement on the delivery of two S-300PMU-2 Favorit battalions. However, soon Spokesman of Rosoboronexport Vyacheslav Davydenko refuted this information. According to him, “there is no agreement between Russia and Azerbaijan on the delivery of S-300 missile complexes.” In the beginning of September, Azerbaijani media quoted Spokesman of Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Elhan Polukhov as saying that the deal is at the stage of implementation. He added that Moscow and Baku has been negotiating on the matter since 2007. Top stories 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. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. |