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Armenia has deployed Japan-made military hardware in Nagorno-Karabakh, acquiring it through a third side, spokesman for Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry Hikmet Hajiyev told APA.
Hikmet Hajiyev commented on the spread of reports and images of the Armenian Armed Forces, deployed in Azerbaijan’s occupied territories, using heavy military hardware made by Japan’s Hino Company, noting that Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry has investigated the matter.
Under the Foreign Ministry’s instructions, the Azerbaijani embassy in Japan held a meeting at the Japanese Foreign Ministry to investigate the issue. The ministry said Japan does not export weapons and ammunition to conflicting states according to its constitution and legislation. Therefore, the Japanese side denied selling any weapons and ammunition or heavy military hardware to the Republic of Armenia. The Azerbaijani embassy in Japan even contacted Hino Company over the matter. The company too confirmed that it hasn’t sold any military vehicle or product to Armenia,” the MFA spokesman said.
According to Hikmet Hajiyev, the possibility of Armenia obtaining these vehicles through a third side can not be ruled out, either.
“It seems the Armenian side has again lied, providing false data on the end-user information, which is required for the import of military products. So sides exporting this kind of products need to pay much attention to “end-user certificates” which have to be required during such export processes, complying with the regime for control on the export of military products”.
Apa.az
