Yerevan /Mediamax/. Foreign Minister of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan has stated that Israeli weapons sold to Azerbaijan are used to target Armenian civilian infrastructure and arms sales between the countries should be stopped immediately.

In the interview to The Jerusalem Post, published today, Mnatsakanyan also notes that while Israeli-Armenian relations have improved in recent years, Israel’s continued supply of advanced weaponry to Azerbaijan remains an outstanding issue for the countries.

“Arms trade to Azerbaijan is fatal, because Azerbaijan never hesitates to use those weapons against civilian infrastructure, the civilian population. We will consistently pursue this issue, it will always be an integral part of our agenda both on bilateral and multilateral platforms. Israel should stop this deadly business with Azerbaijan,” said Mnatsakanyan.

When asked about Armenia’s successful downing of a number of Israeli-made drones operated by Azerbaijan, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan has said that the country was acting against Azerbaijan with disregard to where those weapons came from.

“For us those weapons are deadly as they kill our people. Our military has neutralized Azerbaijani weapons regardless of their perceived origins. Facts about weaponry obtained by Azerbaijan and used against civilian infrastructure and population of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh are numerous and the July events serve as an additional proof,” Mnatsakanyan said.