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UN CONCERNED BY AZERBAIJAN'S VIOLATIONS OF CONVENTIONAL ARMED FORCES TREATY
tert.am
23.07.12
Azerbaijan has unleashed a decidedly dangerous race of armaments,
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moons has said in a recent report.
According to the document entitled Conventional arms control at
the regional and subregional levels, the country has significantly
exceeded its established ceilings in three categories of Treaty-limited
equipment.
"The Azerbaijani holdings in battle tanks were 381 (permitted ceiling
is 220) and in artillery are 516 (permitted ceiling is 285). In
2011 there was a sizeable increase of holdings in artillery (47)
as well as in the categories of attack helicopters (3 to 5) and
armoured combat vehicles (106). Unfortunately Azerbaijan failed to
reflect the exceeding of its ceiling of armoured combat vehicles -
287 against 220 - permitted by the Treaty.
The manifold increase of Azerbaijan's military budget over the
last years (the defence budget for 2012 is $3.47 billion) and
the persistent aggressive and harsh anti-Armenian rhetoric of the
Azerbaijani leadership also increase the gap between the two nations,
heighten the tension in the region of the South Caucasus and seriously
undermine the negotiation process aimed at the peaceful settlement of
existing problems, particularly the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. The
negligent position of Azerbaijan in this regard has a very negative
impact on the efforts of Armenia to promote an atmosphere of trust
and cooperation in the region," reads the report.
tert.am
23.07.12
Azerbaijan has unleashed a decidedly dangerous race of armaments,
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moons has said in a recent report.
According to the document entitled Conventional arms control at
the regional and subregional levels, the country has significantly
exceeded its established ceilings in three categories of Treaty-limited
equipment.
"The Azerbaijani holdings in battle tanks were 381 (permitted ceiling
is 220) and in artillery are 516 (permitted ceiling is 285). In
2011 there was a sizeable increase of holdings in artillery (47)
as well as in the categories of attack helicopters (3 to 5) and
armoured combat vehicles (106). Unfortunately Azerbaijan failed to
reflect the exceeding of its ceiling of armoured combat vehicles -
287 against 220 - permitted by the Treaty.
The manifold increase of Azerbaijan's military budget over the
last years (the defence budget for 2012 is $3.47 billion) and
the persistent aggressive and harsh anti-Armenian rhetoric of the
Azerbaijani leadership also increase the gap between the two nations,
heighten the tension in the region of the South Caucasus and seriously
undermine the negotiation process aimed at the peaceful settlement of
existing problems, particularly the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. The
negligent position of Azerbaijan in this regard has a very negative
impact on the efforts of Armenia to promote an atmosphere of trust
and cooperation in the region," reads the report.