Armenia has signed a contract with France to purchase 36 CAESAR 155mm self-propelled howitzers, with deliveries set to take place within the next 15 months. This move signifies Armenia's shift towards deepening military ties with the West, particularly France, as it moves away from its traditional ally, Russia. French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced the deal, highlighting France's increasing role as Armenia's main arms supplier, which also includes sales or MoUs for ground-based radars, short-range air defense, and armoured vehicles. The deal has sparked tensions in the South Caucasus region, with Azerbaijan and Russia accusing France of provoking instability. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense warned that responsibility for any escalation would fall on Armenia and French President Emmanuel Macron. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova also criticized the contract, accusing France of seeking to use the situation for its geopolitical interests.
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Morning scan: what’s big news in Azerbaijan today, June 20: 📌 "Paris' policy in the South Caucasus is ineffective," stated Hikmet Hajiyev, assistant to the President of Azerbaijan. "The implementation of France's militarization policy in the region is a serious blow to the… https://t.co/S5v44kVeAQ
Morning scan: what’s big news in Armenia today, June 20: 📌 "Armenia has purchased 36 CAESAR cannons from France, which are to be delivered to the country within the next 15 months," Jean-Christophe Buisson, deputy director of the French magazine Le Figaro, wrote on X. 📌… https://t.co/VZnDyJ7RQ6
#Armenia and #Azerbaijan, trying to work towards a peace treaty after three decades of conflict, have traded fresh barbs after #France pledged to supply new arms to Yerevan. https://t.co/i6oBdw5zqq
🇦🇲🇫🇷 | Armenia ordered 36 CAESAR 155mm self-propelled howitzers from France, according to the deputy director of the French Le Figaro newspaper. The deliveries are set to take place within the next 15 months. https://t.co/8ZyjSqkDmV https://t.co/ztq6xMHJNp
Russia accuses France of fomenting war in the Caucasus with arms sale. The Kremlin on Wednesday accused France of triggering instability in its former imperial hinterland after Paris agreed to sell its renowned Caesar artillery weapons to Armenia amid growing tensions with… https://t.co/mTdNCfFzP7
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🇷🇺🇦🇲🇫🇷 Russian Foreign Ministry: France Provokes Another Round of Escalation in the South Caucasus Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova commented on the contract for France's supply of CAESAR self-propelled howitzers to Armenia. "Paris seeks to use existing…
Armenia and Azerbaijan Exchange Accusations Over French Arms Supplies to Armenia 🇦🇿 "All responsibility for the aggravation of the situation in the South Caucasus region and the emergence of a new hotbed of war will be borne by the Armenian leadership and Macron's dictatorship,"…
Morning scan: what’s big news in Armenia today, June 19: ● Yerevan and Paris have signed a contract for the acquisition of CAESAR howitzers, French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on his X account. ● The leaders of Armenia and Turkey spoke by phone. Nikol… https://t.co/yGs4xKZ10n
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense warned France and Armenia: “We declare that responsibility for the escalation of the situation in the South Caucasus region and the creation of a new hotbed of war will fall entirely on the leadership of Armenia and the dictatorship of Macron,… https://t.co/Wgvtau8oCs
#France has signed a contract to sell CAESAR self-propelled howitzers to #Armenia, Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu says, as Yerevan deepens military ties with the West and moves away from its traditional ally #Russia. https://t.co/AW7juw22sX
France continues to make major moves to replace Russia as Armenia's main arms supplier. They already have sales or MoUs for ground based radars, short range air defense, and armoured vehicles. https://t.co/uUUAElZXvE
🇦🇲🇫🇷⚡ Armenia has signed a contract with France for the purchase of CAESAR self-propelled Howitzers. https://t.co/SMr5XJAbUS