Russian military attache: Azerbaijani-Turkish exercises are interesting only from the point of view of statistics

ArmInfo. Azerbaijani-Turkish exercises do not carry any threat.  Andrey Grischuk, military attache at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Armenia, shares this opinion.

Thus, on June 11, at a press conference in the diplomatic mission, touching on the Azerbaijani-Turkish teachings taking place on the territory of Azerbaijan in the direction of Nakhijevan and possible threats emanating from them, the military attache said: "These exercises are interesting only from the point of view of statistics. Regular planned exercises that pose no threat. And we, and the 102nd Russian military base stationed in Gyumri and located on the edge, are closely monitoring their progress. There is nothing disturbing, "he said, assuring Russia was interested in stabilizing in the region.

In turn, Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin assured that Russia is interested in maintaining strategic security in the region. He also reminded that Russia, which is a strategic ally of Armenia, is doing everything to make the Armenian side feel safe. According to him, the 14th meeting of the Armenian- Russian Military and Technical Commission, and the activities of the 102nd RBF in Armenia, are evidence of this. "All this is a real position and vision of Russia," the Ambassador concluded.

To note, Azerbaijani-Turkish joint exercises are held in Nakhijevan from 7-11 June.