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'ARMENIA'S ECONOMY NOT ALLOW IT TO IMPROVE ITS ARMY'
news.az
Nov 14 2011
Azerbaijan
Armenia's current economic state does not allow it to improve its army.
The military exercises Armenia frequently holds in Uzundara area
in Agdara aim to raise spirits and psychological state of Armenian
population of Nagorno-Karabakh in pre-war period rather that to
frighten Azerbaijani population in these areas.
The statement came from Faiq Ismayilov, chairman of the Organization
for Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments.
These exercises pollute Azerbaijani lands with explosive devices
and destroy archeological and architectural monuments. The Shahbulag
barrows, Shahbulagh fortress, Garagaji cemetery and Asgaran castle
have been subject to shells from heavy artillery, Ismayilov said.
Armenia's current economic state does not allow it to improve its
army. It even fails to rule it without foreign assistance, Ismayilov
added.
'The increased cases of violence, death, desertion in the Armenian
army in recent years cause fear among civilian Armenian population of
Karabakh. In general, Armenian citizens unequivocally refuse to serve
in the army due to arbitrariness and other similar negative instances.'
In a bid to fight these negative instances, the Armenian government
offers free education without exams in any higher educational
institution of the country to every citizen who voluntarily joins
the army, he noted.
'It also guarantees to grant them an apartment and a job and a secure
life in Karabakh. Even this policy does not help reduce tension
around the army and increase the conscription calls. As a result,
foreign citizens, in short, Russians make up 30% of soldiers and 70%
of officers in the Armenian army.
Despite these problems, the Armenian government purchases modern
weapons of Russian production from CIS states with the help of
America and others, thus improving arms supply of troops stationed in
Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia spends great part of financial assistance
from abroad on armament and it already possesses modern antiaircraft
units, helicopters, unmanned aircrafts and long-range missiles in
Karabakh.'
news.az
Nov 14 2011
Azerbaijan
Armenia's current economic state does not allow it to improve its army.
The military exercises Armenia frequently holds in Uzundara area
in Agdara aim to raise spirits and psychological state of Armenian
population of Nagorno-Karabakh in pre-war period rather that to
frighten Azerbaijani population in these areas.
The statement came from Faiq Ismayilov, chairman of the Organization
for Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments.
These exercises pollute Azerbaijani lands with explosive devices
and destroy archeological and architectural monuments. The Shahbulag
barrows, Shahbulagh fortress, Garagaji cemetery and Asgaran castle
have been subject to shells from heavy artillery, Ismayilov said.
Armenia's current economic state does not allow it to improve its
army. It even fails to rule it without foreign assistance, Ismayilov
added.
'The increased cases of violence, death, desertion in the Armenian
army in recent years cause fear among civilian Armenian population of
Karabakh. In general, Armenian citizens unequivocally refuse to serve
in the army due to arbitrariness and other similar negative instances.'
In a bid to fight these negative instances, the Armenian government
offers free education without exams in any higher educational
institution of the country to every citizen who voluntarily joins
the army, he noted.
'It also guarantees to grant them an apartment and a job and a secure
life in Karabakh. Even this policy does not help reduce tension
around the army and increase the conscription calls. As a result,
foreign citizens, in short, Russians make up 30% of soldiers and 70%
of officers in the Armenian army.
Despite these problems, the Armenian government purchases modern
weapons of Russian production from CIS states with the help of
America and others, thus improving arms supply of troops stationed in
Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia spends great part of financial assistance
from abroad on armament and it already possesses modern antiaircraft
units, helicopters, unmanned aircrafts and long-range missiles in
Karabakh.'