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NEWTOWN, Conn. - A report surfaced on July 29 that Russia had agreed to deliver S-300 air defense systems to Azerbaijan. Shortly after the announcement was made, however, the Russian government denied the reports.
Initially, Russian news source RIA Novosti reported that the state arms exporter Rosoboronexport had signed an agreement with the Azeri Ministry of Defense for the supply of two S-300 systems. Officials from Rosoboronexport immediately denied the claims, however, and said that there was no such contract.
The spokesman for the president of Azerbaijan has refused to comment.
Such a sale would undoubtedly change the balance between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which are currently in a heated dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave.
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