Azerbaijan Slams Russia Over Alleged Armenian Arms Supplies

Azerbaijan Thursday made a "strong protest" to Russia over weapons transfers it said Moscow had made to Armenia in violation of U.N. resolutions.

"The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry voices strong protest in connection with the transfer of arms to Armenia and calls on Russia to take all necessary steps to avert the consequences," the ministry said in a statement.

Wednesday Russia's Defense Ministry denied Azerbaijani media reports that Moscow had supplied Yerevan with $800 million )-worth of tanks, armored personnel carriers, rockets, grenade launchers and ammunition via a Russian army base in Armenia, Interfax news agency reported.

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