President Aliyev says Armenia-Azerbaijan gap “growing”

Azartac news agency, Baku
30 May 06

President Ilham Aliyev has said that Armenia will not be able to compete
with his country because the gap between Armenia and Azerbaijan is growing.
In a state-of-the-nation speech on Independence Day on 28 May, Aliyev said:
“Armenia will not be able to compete with Azerbaijan in the future.”
“They should think thoroughly, look a bit further ahead and see that the gap
between Azerbaijan and Armenia is growing in all spheres. Our budget has
reached 4.5bn dollars this year and will increase even more next year,” the
state-owned Azartac news agency quoted Aliyev as saying.