Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend , corr S.Agayeva / Vasiliy Istratov, the Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, stated at a briefing on 6 March that Russia does not posses information on the installation of the US Anti-missile Defense in the South Caucasus.
At present, Russia does not have any information on talks regarding the installation of Anti-Missile Defense in one of 3 South Caucasus countries, whilst Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia deny reports on the conduct of talks with the United States. However, the issue concerns only these 3 South Caucasus countries. "We are mainly interested in the direction of the Anti-Missile Defense, should they be installed," the diplomat emphasized.