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AZERBAIJAN TO BUILD UP MILITARY MIGHT UNTIL KARABAKH PROBLEM IS SOLVED - PRESIDENT
Interfax, Russia
June 26 2013
Azerbaijan will continue to enlarge the output of military products
and import newest weaponry until the final settlement of the Karabakh
problem, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said while inspecting a military
parade dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the Azeri Armed Forces
on Wednesday.
"We had a $163 million defense budget in 2003. The budget grew to $3.6
billion last year and it is $3.7 billion now. This is a proof that the
Armed Forces development is a primary objective and the biggest budget
allocations go to the army, which is only natural," the president said.
"For comparison, the entire budget of needy Armenia is only about
$2 billion. Even our defense budget is twice bigger than Armenia's
total spending," he remarked.
"Strong Azerbaijan can speak any language to weak Armenia. For now,
we prefer negotiations in order to preserve regional stability, as
Azerbaijan is the country stabilizing the region. Azerbaijan enjoys
enormous authority in its region. Not a single regional initiative or
project can come true without Azerbaijan's consent. For this reason,
we so far prefer political ways to keep stability and to achieve a
peaceful solution," he emphasized.
"But it is not a secret that Azerbaijan is growing stronger day
after day while Armenia is weakening. The scope of growth of our
economic might is beyond comparison. We outdo the enemy manifold in
any sector or by more than ten times in particular fields. That gap
will be growing further. Because we have a clear future, prospects
and development ways," he added.
The president said he was certain that historical and political
factors, international legal norms and the military-economic might
would play a role in the fair settlement of the Armenian-Azeri
conflict. "Azerbaijan will restore its territorial integrity in
Karabakh and on other occupied lands. The Azeri flag will be flying
in Khankendi (Stepanakert) and Shusha," he said.
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Interfax, Russia
June 26 2013
Azerbaijan will continue to enlarge the output of military products
and import newest weaponry until the final settlement of the Karabakh
problem, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said while inspecting a military
parade dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the Azeri Armed Forces
on Wednesday.
"We had a $163 million defense budget in 2003. The budget grew to $3.6
billion last year and it is $3.7 billion now. This is a proof that the
Armed Forces development is a primary objective and the biggest budget
allocations go to the army, which is only natural," the president said.
"For comparison, the entire budget of needy Armenia is only about
$2 billion. Even our defense budget is twice bigger than Armenia's
total spending," he remarked.
"Strong Azerbaijan can speak any language to weak Armenia. For now,
we prefer negotiations in order to preserve regional stability, as
Azerbaijan is the country stabilizing the region. Azerbaijan enjoys
enormous authority in its region. Not a single regional initiative or
project can come true without Azerbaijan's consent. For this reason,
we so far prefer political ways to keep stability and to achieve a
peaceful solution," he emphasized.
"But it is not a secret that Azerbaijan is growing stronger day
after day while Armenia is weakening. The scope of growth of our
economic might is beyond comparison. We outdo the enemy manifold in
any sector or by more than ten times in particular fields. That gap
will be growing further. Because we have a clear future, prospects
and development ways," he added.
The president said he was certain that historical and political
factors, international legal norms and the military-economic might
would play a role in the fair settlement of the Armenian-Azeri
conflict. "Azerbaijan will restore its territorial integrity in
Karabakh and on other occupied lands. The Azeri flag will be flying
in Khankendi (Stepanakert) and Shusha," he said.
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