Accommodation on the territory of Armenia the Russian rocket complexes “Iskander” was a necessary measure designed to preserve stability in the region, the President of the country Serzh Sargsyan said in an interview with RIA Novosti. According to him, this decision helped to balance the situation in the context of military competition with Azerbaijan.
“It is no secret that Azerbaijan over the last few years, regularly acquired the latest weapons. We do not have such opportunities, I mean financial resources, but we always try to balance the situation, finding the antidote. I think in this case, “Iskander” is just such an antidote,” said Sargsyan.
However, the President stressed that the arms race is not a normal situation, but, unfortunately, his country was forced to participate in it and to take steps, in response to threats. One of such steps was the decision to ask the Russian Federation is missile complex “Iskander”. Sargsyan noted that Russia, in fact, is the main factor of stability in the region.
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