Russian Foreign Ministry expresses concern over Armenian-American exercises

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07.09.2023, 12:55

Moscow assumes that the members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) should stick to the practice of conducting military exercises with their allies, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters in a comment on the Armenian-American joint military exercises to be held on the territory of Armenia starting September 11.

Russian Foreign Ministry expresses concern over Armenian-American exercises

YEREVAN, September 7. /ARKA/. Moscow assumes that the members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) should stick to the practice of conducting military exercises with their allies, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters in a comment on the Armenian-American joint military exercises to be held on the territory of Armenia starting September 11.

"Armenia is a CSTO ally. We proceeded and proceed from the fact that in the spirit of alliance one should adhere to the practice of conducting exercises with those countries, which are members of this alliance. Of course, we paid attention to this. And we have drawn the most serious attention of our Armenian allies to the fact that we perceive it with an element of concern," he said to TASS news agency.

"Of course, such news causes concern, especially in the current situation. Therefore, we will deeply analyse this news and monitor the situation," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier.

Armenian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday the purpose of the Sept. 11-20 "Eagle Partner 2023" exercise was to prepare Armenian peacekeeping forces to take part in international peacekeeping missions.

Some 85 U.S. soldiers and 175 Armenians will take part. Armenia has been part of the NATO-led peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan and the Balkans.-0-

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