Armenia, which has been repeatedly hit by the Azerbaijani Army and its military equipment has been completely destroyed, is looking for ways to enter the arms market and buy new weapons.
Earlier, the media reported that former Armenian President Kocharian was trying to resolve the issue of arms supplies after his visit to Nagorno-Karabakh. According to the latest information, arms have already been smuggled from Russia to Armenia under the guise of humanitarian aid, mainly by civil aircraft. There is no information confirming the participation of Russian authorities in this process.
The main participants in the arms smuggling process are Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan, David Galustyan, known as an international arms smuggler, and businessman Samvel Karapetyan. David Galustyan, known in Armenia as a "gray businessman", was notorious for large-scale arms smuggling, which involved Prime Minister Nicole Pashkina and her family. It was about the sale of weapons acquired by Armenia at a discounted price within the CSTO to a third country at a high price. Galustyan was expelled from Russia for this fraud.
There are also reports that Deputy Prime Minister Mger Grigoryan, who visited Russia on October 3, and Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Shavash Kochayan, who visited Russia on October 4, were closely involved in the supply of weapons to Armenia.
At present, the resumption of Atlantic Airways flights to Armenia and the opening of flights from Armenia to the Russian city of Mineralnye Vody have further expanded the possibilities for the transportation of weapons. All this means that Armenia has grossly violated the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization, as well as the International Civil Aviation Convention (Chicago Convention).
According to the information received, the weapons currently being transported to Armenia include Igla anti-aircraft missile systems, Cornet anti-tank missile systems, Smerch rocket launchers and others. consists of.
Of course, the Russian authorities need to take an interest in this issue and take appropriate measures. It should not be forgotten that arms smuggling from these countries is taking place at a time when Armenia is firing rockets at Azerbaijani settlements and civilians and there are casualties.
It is also necessary to be vigilant of Iran, whose territory can be used for arms smuggling, which has expressed political support for Azerbaijan, and Georgia, which has stated that it will not allow the transportation of weapons from its territory.