India sends arms to Armenia via Iran

An arms consignment from India to Armenia based on the bilateral deal was transported via Iran, according to persons familiar with the development. Last year India signed a significant export order for missiles, rockets, and ammunition to Armenia.

Azerbaijan, which has been in a conflict situation with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, has cried foul and raised the matter with the Indian envoy. Head of the department of foreign policy affairs of Azerbaijan Presidential Administration, Hikmat Hajiyev, raised the matter during a meeting with Indian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, S Madhusudhanan.

"At a time when Azerbaijan is negotiating a peace treaty with Armenia, the supply of deadly weapons by India opens the way to the militarization of Armenia and aggravates the situation, hindering the establishment of sustainable peace and security in the South Caucasus region. This is not in line with India's foreign policy, which is based on the norms and principles of international law, declared by itself, as well as the historical 'Bandung principles' of the Non-Aligned Movement, to which India has joined," Hajiyev emphasized during his meeting.