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Analyst: Azerbaijan's acquisition of arms endangers security of not only Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, but also the whole region
by Marianna Lazarian
ARMINFO
Friday, July 12, 11:36
Azerbaijan's acquisition of arms worth about 1 bln USD endangers
the security of not only Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, but also the
whole region, Richard Giragosian, Head of the Regional Studies Center,
said in Yerevan on Thursday.
He said that Armenia is in a very dangerous situation and such steps
of Azerbaijan should not be left without response. Unfortunately,
in the current situation Armenia has to take part in the arms race
to ensure its own security, the expert said.
Giragosian believes that Azerbaijan spends the major part of its income
on acquisition of arms and equipment from both Pakistan and Russia. In
the meantime, the analyst stressed that under conditions of undeclared
war Armenia manages to gain progress and it gives high priority to
quality, not quantity. He said that Armenia is the only country in
the region that does not endanger the security of other countries.
To recall, on June 15 the mass media reported about the sale of
Russian military hardware to Azerbaijan. The total value of the
systems delivered under contracts ranges from 700 mln to 1 bln USD. In
2010-2011 Russia supplied Azerbaijan with military hardware worth
almost 3 bln USD.
by Marianna Lazarian
ARMINFO
Friday, July 12, 11:36
Azerbaijan's acquisition of arms worth about 1 bln USD endangers
the security of not only Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, but also the
whole region, Richard Giragosian, Head of the Regional Studies Center,
said in Yerevan on Thursday.
He said that Armenia is in a very dangerous situation and such steps
of Azerbaijan should not be left without response. Unfortunately,
in the current situation Armenia has to take part in the arms race
to ensure its own security, the expert said.
Giragosian believes that Azerbaijan spends the major part of its income
on acquisition of arms and equipment from both Pakistan and Russia. In
the meantime, the analyst stressed that under conditions of undeclared
war Armenia manages to gain progress and it gives high priority to
quality, not quantity. He said that Armenia is the only country in
the region that does not endanger the security of other countries.
To recall, on June 15 the mass media reported about the sale of
Russian military hardware to Azerbaijan. The total value of the
systems delivered under contracts ranges from 700 mln to 1 bln USD. In
2010-2011 Russia supplied Azerbaijan with military hardware worth
almost 3 bln USD.