Baku is hopeful Russia will remain loyal to its commitments and won't use Gyumri military base against Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan hopes that Russia will stay loyal to the commitments not to use the military equipment and resources of the 102nd base in Armenia against Azerbaijan, spokesman for Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Elkhan Polukhov told APA, asked to comment on the protocol signed between Russia and Armenia.

"Azerbaijan hopes that Russia will stay loyal to the commitments not to use the military equipment and resources of the 102nd base in Armenia against Azerbaijan," said he.

Further Mr Polukhov mentioned that in 2006 while withdrawing equipment from the military bases in Batumi and Akhalkalaki cities of Georgia, Russia undertook commitment not to use the munitions sent to the military base in Gyumri, Armenia, against Azerbaijan.

Protocol on the extension of the term of deployment of Russian military base in Gyumri was signed in Yerevan on August 20. According to the protocol, Russian military base undertakes security of Armenia together with the Armenian army. With this view, the Russian side will provide Armenia with modern weapons and special military equipment.

Russia is the co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group that is dealing with the resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.