WikiLeaks:
After second bottle of vodka Serdyukov
opened all “Armenian cards” to Baku
December 02, 2010 14:41
WikiLeaks published conversation between Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev an
d U.S. official revealing issues related to supplies of weapons to Armenia, as well as Gabala and Armavir radar stations.
“Abiyev told the Ambassador about his late-January trip to Moscow to discuss Azerbaijan’s allegations that Russia had made extensive weapons transfers to Armenia throughout 2008. In formal meetings, Abiyev said, his Russian counterpart stuck to the talking points and denied any involvement.
However, “after the second bottle of vodka,” that evening, he said, the Russians opened up and admitted to having transferred weapons to Armenia. In an interesting side note, Abiyev quoted Serdyukov as saying: “Do you follow the orders of your President?...Well, I follow the orders of two Presidents”, reads the document.
The document mentions that on March 14, Safar Abiyev told the Ambassador he does not object to exploration of joint U.S.-Russian use of the Gabala radar station, but was deliberately vague on whether the Russians’ lease would be renewed on its expiration in 2012.
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WikiLeaks published conversation between Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev an
d U.S. official revealing issues related to supplies of weapons to Armenia, as well as Gabala and Armavir radar stations.“Abiyev told the Ambassador about his late-January trip to Moscow to discuss Azerbaijan’s allegations that Russia had made extensive weapons transfers to Armenia throughout 2008. In formal meetings, Abiyev said, his Russian counterpart stuck to the talking points and denied any involvement.
However, “after the second bottle of vodka,” that evening, he said, the Russians opened up and admitted to having transferred weapons to Armenia. In an interesting side note, Abiyev quoted Serdyukov as saying: “Do you follow the orders of your President?...Well, I follow the orders of two Presidents”, reads the document.
The document mentions that on March 14, Safar Abiyev told the Ambassador he does not object to exploration of joint U.S.-Russian use of the Gabala radar station, but was deliberately vague on whether the Russians’ lease would be renewed on its expiration in 2012.
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