ArmInfo.We should hope that Russia understands well and, if necessary, fulfills its obligations to Armenia. Such an opinion was expressed on September 19 to the journalists in Yerevan by the Russian political scientist Andranik Mihranyan.
"Yes, Russia sells weapons to Azerbaijan, but it should be understood the difference in the quantity and quality of weapons sold to Armenia and Azerbaijan, for example, in the Iskander missile divisions delivered to Armenia." In this light, it seems to me, the topic of Russia's arms sales to Azerbaijan in many cases are politicized, "he said.
Noting that the availability of the facility allows buying weapons anywhere, and in Turkey, including, Mihranian recalled that the purchase of weapons by Azerbaijan from Russia allows the latter to keep its volumes under control as a whole.
"I understand the over-sensitivity of this topic to Armenia, and finally Russia is Armenia's strategic ally, our countries are members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), within which Russia has certain obligations, including Armenia, but some of the Organization's countries have their own specific interests. Kazakhstan in the Collective Security Treaty Organization in general looks like a Trojan horse. And Belarus governed by President Lukashenko, a person deprived of moral principles, "the political expert said.
According to the report of the Stockholm International Research Institute problems of peace (SIPRI) only in 2010-2014. The volume of imports of weapons by Azerbaijan in comparison with 2005-2009. increased by 249%. Only in 2015 Baku allocated 18% for military articles - up to $ 5 billion of all budget allocations. Moreover, Azerbaijan continues to import 85% of its weapons from Russia.