May 31, 2005 - 08:12 AMT
KHALAFOV: BAKU CAN AGREE WITH ARMENIA BEING PROVIDED WITH ADDITIONAL ARMS IN NO WAY
When commenting on statements over transferring to Armenia the Russian arms, being withdrawn from Georgia, Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Khalaf Khalafov stated, "While Armenia pursues an aggressive policy against Azerbaijan and occupies part of our territory, providing still more arming of the aggressor country will have a negative impact on the peace process and on the strengthening of security and stability in the region on the whole. Azerbaijan can agree with it in no way." Having accentuated that the South Caucasus refers to a region, on which the treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe spreads, Khalaf Khalafov urged all countries of region to refrain from actions threatening the security and stability, Regnum news agency reported.