RUSSIA INTERESTED IN PEACE IN THE CAUCASUS
I. Babichev also informed that Azerbaijan is not the participant of the Organization of the Agreement on Collective Safety however, there are common problems for all space of the CIS from which it is impossible to remain aside. In particular, it is a common system of air defense, which interests all states, and this is creation of common system of communications, system of radiating chemical safety for settlement of environmental problems and a number of others, concerning all state of Commonwealth. “Though Azerbaijan also does not enter this Agreement, nevertheless, and it participates in work of development of common systems”, Ivan Babichev has told.
Answering the question on the position of Azerbaijan on non-alignment to this Agreement and how is estimated it in the Staff on Coordination of Military Cooperation of the CIS, that this military block includes Armenia, the state conflicting with Azerbaijan occupying a part of the Azerbaijan territories, I. Babichev has stated that Russia stands on the position that any conflicts on space of Commonwealth were not, and does very much that two fraternal people were friends, found contacts points for this friendship.
Answering the question on escalating of military - technical cooperation between Russia and Armenia, the Russian military has told that “Here, it is impossible to say that Russia and Armenia increase military - technical cooperation as Russia is open for all states, we welcome all sides”. As he said, it is simple for those states, which have signed the contract about military - technical cooperation, and there are some advantages in sphere of purchase of the Russian military technical equipment. The states, which have signed the mentioned Agreement, can get the Russian technical equipment on the in-Russian prices, and it is very favorable to many states of Commonwealth.
Concerning settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Russian officer has told, that Russia is interested that there were peace on the Caucasus, and considers, that for the settlement of the said problem, it is necessary to continue negotiating process. “It is necessary to do everything to solve the problem in a peace way”, has emphasized I. Babichev.
