Official Baku is concerned over the presence of the Russian militaries in Armenia, personal representative of the Azerbaijani president on resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov told Ekho Moskvy radio station.
"Russia must shift from militaristic to economic conception of presence in the South Caucasus."
"Unfortunately, Russia considers it necessary to hold troops in Armenia. We see less and less grounds for such a militaristic conception of its presence in the South Caucasus-it is time to change tanks for tankers that is the military form of presence for economic form," he added.
Azimov believes that it is in Russia's interests to persuade Armenia to accept constructive proposals voiced during negotiations.
The deputy FM also touched upon the issue of deputy editor-in-chief of Ekho Moskvy Sergey Buntman, saying he will be allowed to Azerbaijan after Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is resolved.
Buntman has been blacklisted by Azerbaijan for visiting Nagorno-Karabakh and interviewing several high ranking officials of the separatist regime of the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.

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