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    DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)
    September 21, 2005, Wednesday

    PRESIDENT ILKHAM ALIYEV OF AZERBAIJAN HELD A MEETING CONCERNING
    MILITARY CONSTRUCTION ISSUES


    President Ilkham Aliyev of Azerbaijan held a meeting concerning
    military construction issues in the Defense Ministry on September 16.
    Aliyev focused on successes in the development of the Armed Forces
    and appreciated servicemen's skills and the quality of logistics
    supply. He said that the republic focuses on military construction
    issues because part of its territory is invaded by a foreign army.

    Azerbaijan allocated $175 million on defense in 2004, $300 million in
    2005, and plans to spend $600 million in 2006. This is not the limit.
    (...)

    Aliyev said, "I have set a task to make the military budget of
    Azerbaijan equal to Armenia's military budget." He noted that Armenia
    and some international organizations are concerned about the increase
    of defense spending in Azerbaijan. Aliyev said, "In the meantime, we
    are concerned about Russia's decision to relocate its military
    hardware from Georgia to Armenia. We are concerned about military
    exercises conducted in Armenia. We have increased our military budget
    because Russia illegally shipped military hardware worth $1 billion
    to Armenia in the mid-1990s. This is why we will continue making
    adequate moves." (...)
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