Military expert: Russia is ready to help Armenia to strengthen  borders with Azerbaijan

ArmInfo.  The situation on the  Armenian-Azerbaijani border in the Syunik region must be brought  under control. First of all, through and within the framework of the  OSCE Minsk Group. A similar opinion was expressed to ArmInfo by the  head of the Caucasus Department of the Institute of CIS Countries, a  military expert Vladimir Evseev.

"Within the framework of the MG, it is necessary to put pressure on  Baku in order to create international mechanisms of investigation and  prevent any incidents at the border. Another necessary step is the  deployment of technical means of control. Only in this case it will  be possible to determine the culprit of the violation of the  ceasefire regime. like France and the United States, they should also  put pressure on Baku in this matter, "he stressed.

Evseev did not rule out the possibility, if the need arises, of  additional deployment of the border troops of the Russian Federation  on this section of the border. According to him, Russia may well take  control of the entire border of Armenia with Azerbaijan, just as it  does on the border with Turkey. According to the expert, Yerevan may  well raise this issue with Moscow.

According to the expert, the troubled situation in Syunik  demonstrates that despite the acquisition of territories in Artsakh,  Azerbaijan continues to remain in the status of a provocateur and  violator of international law. And the sooner Yerevan succeeds in  proving this, the easier it will become possible to apply  international pressure against Baku. Another important task,  according to the military expert, is to overcome the state of  confusion reigning in the Armenian Defense Ministry following the  recent war. In Yevseyev's opinion, the Armenian colleagues should  take into account the Russian experience of overcoming a similar  situation following the unsuccessful first Chechen campaign for  Moscow. He noted that Armenia may well do this on its own, but has  the right to rely on the help of an ally in this matter.  "You just  need to make the right decisions in the direction of strengthening  the Armed Forces, the borders of Armenia and security in general.  There is no need to think about the security of the Artsakh people -  it is provided by the Russian peacekeepers. Armenia needs to think  about protecting the borders from Azerbaijan and Turkey. All this  requires the Armenian Defense Ministry implementation of a whole  range of measures. And Russia is ready to help Armenia in all this, "  - summed up Evseev.