Kremlin source: Russia is not going to defend Armenia against Azerbaijan

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and international issues including the current situation in Iran will be discussed during Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to Baku, a source in Kremlin said.  

The source added that Russia and Azerbaijan enjoy “traditionally warm and trusting relations and the sides discuss the most pressing issues.”

Nagorno-Karabakh is a complicated issue, he said. “The advantage is that the conflict is in a damped state.”

Asked whether the issue related to the Russian military base in Gyumri will be discussed, the source said the Russian side is not going to raise this issue.

“We do not offer to raise this issue unless they (the Azerbaijani side) will do so,” a source noted.
 
The source also said that the base is not the main issue. The main issue is Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement.

Commenting on Azerbaijan’s attitude towards the document extending Russian military base’s stay in Gyumri and the provision that besides defending Russia’s interests, it will also provide Armenia’s security, the Kremlin source said this document “deals with protection of borders.”

“We are not saying that we will protect them (Armenia) against Azerbaijanis,” the interlocutor said.
 
The source also said the Russian-Azerbaijani talks in Baku will also focus on military-technical cooperation, but did not specify the subject.


/Day.Az/