Azerbaijan not to achieve military supremacy soon – Armenian defence minister

Yerkir website
25 Jul 05

YEREVAN

If the combat readiness of the Azerbaijani armed forces was five
minutes ahead of the Armenian armed forces, then Azerbaijan would try
to solve Nagornyy Karabakh problem in a military way, Armenian Defence
Minister said at a meeting with participants in the third Pan-Armenian
Youth Forum on 23 July.

He said that Azerbaijani presidents have been saying for several years
that they can solve the Nagornyy Karabakh problem in a military way,
however, “there is a question – if they can, why are they not doing
it”.

The minister said that in 2005 Armenia has not been even one penny
behind Azerbaijan in financing its armed forces. The Armenian armed
forces have been financed by the state budget and with the help of
allies, benefactors and various organizations, which is the accepted
norm in the world.

Armenia’s position is that if Azerbaijan has more weapons, it will not
make any difference because Azerbaijan will not achieve supremacy in
the near future, Sarkisyan said.