Armenia will not tolerate the occupation of its border regions, Armenia’s Defense Minister Arshak Karapetyan told his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu during a meeting in Moscow on Wednesday.
Karapetyan stressed that the Republic of Armenia remains committed to the establishment of lasting peace in the region, as well as to continuing of negotiations on that front. However, he said, at the same time, Yerevan will not tolerate the occupation of its border regions and will take all necessary steps to restore Armenia’s territorial integrity.
While noting that the Russian peacekeepers in Artsakh have been able to restore an uninterrupted link with Armenia, Karapetyan said that Azerbaijan’s periodic ceasefire violations in areas directly under the Russian command was inadmissible for Yerevan. He cited a reported drone strike on Artsakh military positions by Azerbaijani forces on Wednesday as an example.
Shoigu said that Russia is ready to support the modernizing of Armenia’s military, reported the TASS news agency.
“We attach significant importance to the development of our partnership in the military sector in both a bilateral format and within the CSTO,” Shoigu told Karapetyan, according to TASS. “We are ready to continue supporting the implementation of the reforms programs in the Armenian Armed Forces.”
Shoigu pointed to what he called “the well-equipped” 102nd Russian military base in Armenia as a guarantor of security. “Armenia is Russia’s ally and key partner in ensuring peace in Transcacuasia, and we are very eager in preserving peace in that region,” the Russian defense minister said.
The two defense leaders also discussed a wide-range of issues related to the relations between the two countries, with Karapetyan briefing Shoigu about the ongoing reforms in Armenia’s military.
The unfortunate and sad truth is that “our alies CSTO in general and Russia in particular” do not even use appropriate words to restrain Azerbaijan’s invasion of Armenia and insight skirmishes that cost Armenian lives, let alone fight with us to liberate our territories from Azeri as per the CSTO agreement..
I wonder since this is how CSTO and defense Minister Shoigu “treat Armenia Russia’s ally and key partner” how would they have treated Armenia if we had not joined CSTO? join the Azerbaijanis and wipe out Armenia from the face of the earth?
Armenia on August 11 clebrated Navasart (our new Year) and Armenia’s 4514 calendar year (not 2021),
In addition Armenians have contributed to humanity a lot in Arts, science, technology commerce and the list goes on and on.
And how long has Azerbaijan existed 100+ years and how much have they contributed to humanity other than gas that nature gave them? Nothing.
I just read the above insight is a result of autocorrection it should have been incite