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TREND Information, Azerbaijan
Sept 1 2006
Azerbaijan Shall Increase Warfare Budget as Much as Needed to Free
Grounds From Armenian Occupants - MP Aydin Mirzazadeh
Source: Trend
Author: J.Shahverdiyev
31.08.2006
Azerbaijan should increase its warfare budget as much as needed to
release our grounds from Armenian occupants, said MP Aydin
Mirzazadeh, member of Political Council with New Azerbaijan Party,
Deputy Chairman of permanent commission for defense affairs, reacting
to words said by Benito Ferrero-Valdiera.
Speaking at «Caspian Outlook-2008» forum in town of Bled (Slovenia),
the EU Commissioner for Foreign Affairs Benito Ferrero-Valdiera
called Georgia and Azerbaijan to retrain from increasing the warfare
budget.
Mirzazadeh said this demand was not possible to accept as `20% of
Azeri grounds have been occupied by Armenians and Georgia is
currently unable to control is two autonomous entities. History shows
that a country under occupation shall increase its military budget.
Nevertheless, Azerbaijan's military budget totals 8 percent against
30 percent in Armenia», he said.
Mirzazadeh also said the EU Commissioner's opinion on Azerbaijan is
not clear. «The Commissioner says nothing of Armenia's collaboration
with the EU but much of some claims to Azerbaijan», he underlined.
Sept 1 2006
Azerbaijan Shall Increase Warfare Budget as Much as Needed to Free
Grounds From Armenian Occupants - MP Aydin Mirzazadeh
Source: Trend
Author: J.Shahverdiyev
31.08.2006
Azerbaijan should increase its warfare budget as much as needed to
release our grounds from Armenian occupants, said MP Aydin
Mirzazadeh, member of Political Council with New Azerbaijan Party,
Deputy Chairman of permanent commission for defense affairs, reacting
to words said by Benito Ferrero-Valdiera.
Speaking at «Caspian Outlook-2008» forum in town of Bled (Slovenia),
the EU Commissioner for Foreign Affairs Benito Ferrero-Valdiera
called Georgia and Azerbaijan to retrain from increasing the warfare
budget.
Mirzazadeh said this demand was not possible to accept as `20% of
Azeri grounds have been occupied by Armenians and Georgia is
currently unable to control is two autonomous entities. History shows
that a country under occupation shall increase its military budget.
Nevertheless, Azerbaijan's military budget totals 8 percent against
30 percent in Armenia», he said.
Mirzazadeh also said the EU Commissioner's opinion on Azerbaijan is
not clear. «The Commissioner says nothing of Armenia's collaboration
with the EU but much of some claims to Azerbaijan», he underlined.