FBI AGENT: INVESTIGATION ON ILLEGAL ARMS TRAFFIC CONDUCTED JOINTLY WITH APPROPRIATE ARMENIAN BODIES

The investigation on the illegal trade in arms in the US was initiated over a year ago and was conducted jointly with the appropriated Armenian bodies, Bryan Parmar, FBI special agent, US’s juridical attaché in the Caucasus stated at today’s press conference in Yerevan. When commenting on the role of Georgia and possibly Azerbaijan, he noted that Georgian specialists also take part in the investigation, while Azerbaijan has nothing to do with it. As for the participation of the Armenian military or the Russian military bases, the FBI agent stated that he possesses no information in this regard but did not rule such a possibility. Agreeing with the statement that no single weapon was taken out from Armenia, the FBI representative stated that there was efficient ground for the arrest of the gang. When answering the question whether Solomonyan’s words were mere bluff, intended for a possibility to earn some money. Mr. Parmar noted that the bargain was not carried through and the arms could fall into wrong hands. “If everything did not go beyond photos we would not pay serious attention to it”, he noted. Mr. Parmar also confirmed that Artur Solomonian mentioned of enriched uranium but did not revert to the topic afterwards. According to the FBI representative, several sources of weapons are located in the Caucasus.