Armenia's purchases of military equipment from Russia reduced from 96% to less than 10% - Security Council Secretary

YEREVAN, March 6. /ARKA/. Armenia's purchases of military equipment from Russia have decreased from 96% to less than 10%, Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan said on Wednesday.

According to him, when Russia decided not to supply Armenia with this or that armament, the latter, in fact, faced collapse.

"Now, if a country refuses to supply us with the required arms, such a problem will not arise, as we will have 4 more alternatives," Grigoryan told reporters in parliament on Wednesday.

In his opinion, Armenia needs to ensure diversification of relations, including on security issues, as well as establish its own arms production to reduce dependence on other countries.

Earlier, Armen Grigoryan said that after Russia failed to supply Armenia with arms under the $250 million contract (the amount was paid to Russia in advance), Armenia started looking for new partners, including India, France and other countries.-0-