Because at the time Armenia did not have the kind of far-reaching trea...
wikipedia - 11 Nov 2020Because at the time Armenia did not have the kind of far-reaching treaties with Russia (signed later in 1997 and 2010), and because CSTO did not exist then, Armenia had to protect its border with Turkey by itself. For the duration of the war, most of the military personnel and equipment of the Republic of Armenia stayed in Armenia proper guarding the Armenian-Turkish border against possible aggression.[28]
