ArmInfo.The Armenian side did not receive any "signs" that the agreement on the supply of Russian arms under the $ 100 million loan would not be fulfilled. Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan stated in Moscow in an interview with Radio Azatutyun.
"I consider it inappropriate to give any comments especially on various publications in the media. But I can say that those agreements, which we have with the Russian Federation, will be implemented by both sides", Tonoyan noted and added: "In any case, we do not get signs that they will not be implemented. "
In late July, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, commenting on the arrest of second Armenian President Robert Kocharian and bringing charges against the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Yuri Khachaturov in the March 1 events case, said that the events in Armenia run counter to the statements of the new leadership of the country about the rejection of political persecution of their predecessors. This statement was followed by a voluminous article in the Russian Kommersant that the events in Armenia and the situation around the CSTO secretary general provoked Moscow's irritation and the previously agreed arms deliveries to Armenia under the new Russian loan for $ 100 million turned out to be in doubt.
However, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin denied this information in Armenia last week, adding that everything develops according to a preliminary agreement. "This is incorrect information, I do not confirm this," the Russian general said, responding to a question from Radio Azatutyun. In response to a question about what kind of information he has on the loan, Fomin said: "Everything works."