Moscow and Baku’s reaction to the meeting between Armenia, the United States and the European Union
| The Russian Foreign Ministry called the meeting between Armenia, the United States and the European Union an attempt to drag the South Caucasus into a geopolitical confrontation, and the president of Azerbaijan also believes that the West's attempt to turn Armenia into an armed base in the region is dangerous. |
According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “Novosti” news agency, Russia considers the high-level tripartite meeting on Friday, April 5, in the format of Armenia-USA-EU, as an attempt by Western countries to drag the South Caucasus region into a geopolitical confrontation.
The statement published on the official website of the Russian Foreign Ministry warned that “destructive interference” in the affairs of the South Caucasus and “the desire to create a gap between the countries of the region and their neighbors” could lead to negative consequences for stability. and create an “uncontrollable increase in tension” in the region. According to the Russians, it is obvious that the West intends to turn Armenia into a tool for the implementation of its very dangerous plans in the South Caucasus, and in this regard, Washington and Brussels, under fleeting promises, seek to distance Armenia from the existing regional alliances and withdraw the military base. Russia and the border guards of this country.
In addition, the Russian Foreign Ministry asked the Yerevan authorities to avoid “guiding this country in the wrong direction” that could lead to to prevent the “security vacuum”, economic problems and the leaving of the Armenian people.
The tripartite meeting of Armenia, the United States and the European Union was held at the highest level on Friday in Brussels At the end of it, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, announced that the European Union intends to allocate 270 million euros in grants to Armenia over the next four years.
Aliyev’s concern about the West’s attempt to turn Armenia into a military base
In this regard, Ilham Aliyev, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan last night in Mevlut Cavusoglu, the head of Turkey’s highest legislative body at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, warned that the West’s attempt to turn Armenia into an “armed guard post” in the South Caucasus would have negative consequences for the region.
Aliyev mentioned the tripartite meeting of the USA, EU and Armenia in Brussels as another source of danger for the security of the South Caucasus region and added: the statements of the European Parliament and the Council of Europe against Azerbaijan from September Last year so far, as well as the attempt to turn Armenia into an armed guard post in the South Caucasus will lead to negative consequences in the future.
According to him, in recent days the authorities The top US and EU leaders tried to convince Baku during phone conversations that the incident was not against Azerbaijan. The President of Azerbaijan added: For these reasons, the authorities of this republic issued statements in response to the claim and warned their Western partners about the consequences of their actions in the region.
Moscow considers US and NATO provocations a threat to security in the Caucasus > The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia also announced at the end of the 60th round of international negotiations in Geneva on security and stability in Transcaucasia, that the actions of the United States and NATO pose serious risks to stability and security in this region.
This ministry reminded about the provocative actions of Washington and the North Atlantic Alliance that they are talking about increasing military training activities and implementing plans for the further expansion of NATO, including the admission of Georgia as a member of this military bloc.
In the opinion of the Russian side, serious risks to the stability and security of the region from the continuous biological military activities of Washington and other NATO member states in Transcaucasia, including in Georgia, as well as the assistance of the European Union It has been recognized to the armed forces of this country in the framework of the so-called European Peace Fund of the European Union.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia emphasized the need to guarantee the security of the territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia through the conclusion of an agreement on the non-use of military power by Georgia against these two republics. It has been decided that the process of delimiting the state borders of Georgia-Abkhazia and Georgia-South Ossetia will be started by determining the future border lines between them.
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