YEREVAN. June 5 (Interfax) - Armenia has found alternative solutions in weapons procurement amid the problems ha have arisen with Russia on this matter, Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan said.
"There are many countries with which intensive discussions are being conducted on the issue of weapons procurement. We already have some results on some part, and talks are still underway on the other part. Armenia is looking for and finding alternative solutions until the problem that has arisen in Armenian-Russian relations on weapons supply is solved," Grigoryan said on Public Television of Armenia.
He said he intends to discuss this matter with his Russian colleague in Minsk at the meeting between the Security Council secretaries of the countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
"We understand, we see the reality that exists - it's the Russia-Ukraine war, Russia's capabilities of servicing this war, we take into account the fact that Russia's capabilities are not so big to also export weapons. And we decided to look for other resources," Grigoryan said.
Grigoryan said on May 14 Armenia was not receiving weapons ordered from Russia under several contracts and had to look for new mechanisms and weapons supplies.
The Armenian Foreign Ministry later said it was not receiving from Russia weapons it had ordered and paid for. "The weapons have indeed not reached Armenia. And we are trying to continue this work with Russia. They were paid for, but didn't come," Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Mnatsakan Safaryan told reporters. He would not answer the question about why the contract was not fulfilled. Safaryan also said Armenia "is trying to develop its security components on all tracks."
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