PRESIDENT CHAIRS MEETING ON ARMY-BUILDING

Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Sept 16 2005

A meeting on the development of Azerbaijan’s army-building chaired
by the President, Commander-in-chief Ilham Aliyev was held at the
Ministry of Defense on Friday.

During the discussions on future objectives, Aliyev said army building
is successfully developing in the country, its military potential
is strengthening and the process will continue to proceed rapidly in
the future.

The President said that Azerbaijan’s military spending will reach the
level of Armenia’s state budget soon, which alarms a number of forces.

“Armenians are concerned over our increasing military budget, which
is groundless. We are aware how much military aid Russia provided to
Armenia. But we do not interfere with this, as this is their internal
affair”, Aliyev said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress