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SERGEI MINASYAN: BAKU WITH ALL ITS MIGHT TRIES TO REQUITE FOR DEFEAT IN KARABAKH WAR
PanARMENIAN.Net
22.05.2008 17:50 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The concept of Azerbaijani national and defense
doctrine is West-oriented. To be more precise, it heads for Turkey,
said Sergei Minasyan, head of the political studies department at
the Caucasus Institute.
"Azerbaijan follows the model of Turkish armed forces with all its
advantages and shortcomings. Defense Minister Safar Abiyev is the only
military man, who occupies a ministerial post throughout the CIS. Army
gains weight in Azerbaijan. However, Baku shouldn't forget that the
army has numerously led Turkey to political crises since 1960-ies,"
Minasyan said during Caucasus 2007 international conference in Yerevan.
Touching upon lively cooperation between Azerbaijan and NATO,
Mr Minasyan said, "NATO stakes on Turkey and Israel. Now, the
Azeri armed forces are re-armed with Israel-made weapons. Besides,
Azerbaijan supposes to spend $66 million on defense industry. It's
natural that Baku with all its might tries to requite for defeat in
Karabakh war. Anyway, the concept of complete revanche never justifies
itself and armament race can't prove helpful."
PanARMENIAN.Net
22.05.2008 17:50 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The concept of Azerbaijani national and defense
doctrine is West-oriented. To be more precise, it heads for Turkey,
said Sergei Minasyan, head of the political studies department at
the Caucasus Institute.
"Azerbaijan follows the model of Turkish armed forces with all its
advantages and shortcomings. Defense Minister Safar Abiyev is the only
military man, who occupies a ministerial post throughout the CIS. Army
gains weight in Azerbaijan. However, Baku shouldn't forget that the
army has numerously led Turkey to political crises since 1960-ies,"
Minasyan said during Caucasus 2007 international conference in Yerevan.
Touching upon lively cooperation between Azerbaijan and NATO,
Mr Minasyan said, "NATO stakes on Turkey and Israel. Now, the
Azeri armed forces are re-armed with Israel-made weapons. Besides,
Azerbaijan supposes to spend $66 million on defense industry. It's
natural that Baku with all its might tries to requite for defeat in
Karabakh war. Anyway, the concept of complete revanche never justifies
itself and armament race can't prove helpful."