ArmInfo.Azerbaijan didn't apply to Russia for buying the Bal-E coastal missile system, Trend informs citing Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry.
The ministry was commenting on the recently spread information that Azerbaijan is allegedly interested in buying this missile system, however Russia doesn't consider the sale expedient.
"There have been no negotiations on the purchase of the Bal-E coastal missile system, and we had no intention to acquire it," the ministry said.
At the same time, the ministry stressed that advanced missile defense systems produced by various countries are used to ensure security in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea.
To note, earlier media informed that Russia will not sell Bal-E coastal missile system to Azerbaijan because of the risks that the system may pose to the Russian ships of Caspian Flotilla that are located in the Russian territorial waters.