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AZERBAIJAN AT STATE OF WAR, ALIYEV SAID
17.09.2005 02:36
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ `Azerbaijan lives under war conditions, our lands are
occupied, thus attention to the army should be at a high level,' Azeri
President Ilham Aliyev stated, when speaking of the need to increase Baku
defense spending. In his words, Azerbaijan will increase its budget to the
level equal to the total budget of Armenia. `I have set a task: our military
budget should be equal to the whole of Armenia's budget and maybe excel it -
and it will happen this way,' Aliyev said. In the President's words,
Azerbaijan's budget 2006 provides for increase of defense spending up to
$600 million. In 2005 the military budget of the country makes $300 million.
`On the whole, the army building process in Azerbaijan is under way and
rather successful... We are strengthening our military potential... The process
will further have higher rate,' Aliyev said. `The main cause of increase of
our military budget lies in Russia having sent material totaling one billion
dollars to Armenia in mid-90s. We are also concerned over the latest
transfer of military equipment from Georgia to Armenia...Thus we are taking
and will further take respective steps,' Aliyev remarked, reported RIA
Novosti.
AZERBAIJAN AT STATE OF WAR, ALIYEV SAID
17.09.2005 02:36
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ `Azerbaijan lives under war conditions, our lands are
occupied, thus attention to the army should be at a high level,' Azeri
President Ilham Aliyev stated, when speaking of the need to increase Baku
defense spending. In his words, Azerbaijan will increase its budget to the
level equal to the total budget of Armenia. `I have set a task: our military
budget should be equal to the whole of Armenia's budget and maybe excel it -
and it will happen this way,' Aliyev said. In the President's words,
Azerbaijan's budget 2006 provides for increase of defense spending up to
$600 million. In 2005 the military budget of the country makes $300 million.
`On the whole, the army building process in Azerbaijan is under way and
rather successful... We are strengthening our military potential... The process
will further have higher rate,' Aliyev said. `The main cause of increase of
our military budget lies in Russia having sent material totaling one billion
dollars to Armenia in mid-90s. We are also concerned over the latest
transfer of military equipment from Georgia to Armenia...Thus we are taking
and will further take respective steps,' Aliyev remarked, reported RIA
Novosti.