The "weapon" cooperation of Moscow and Baku is not the key factor in escalation in the Karabakh conflict zone, Russian political expert Andrey Areshev has told ArmInfo when commenting on Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's recent statement. To recall, earlier Serzh Sargsyan said at a media forum in Yerevan that the supply of military hardware to Azerbaijan causes concerns and that this problem should be settled.
Areshev said that over the past few days the topic of the arms supply has been voiced more often, which is obviously explained by the escalated tension in the Karabakh conflict zone. "Official Baku has obviously got its own reasons to exert constant pressure on the Armenian side and I think that the "weapon" cooperation between Moscow and Baku is not a key factor here. In this light, I would like to note that Moscow had military and technical interaction with both Yerevan and Baku over the previous years as well, however, the death toll on the frontline has sharply risen within months", he said.
The expert believes that the main solution to the problems is the political dialogue between Russia and Armenia at the level of the Presidents, Governments, Parliaments, and civil society structures. "Much is still to be done in this regard, though intensification of bilateral contacts is evident. Of course, not everyone likes it", says Areshev.