Azerbaijan Increasing Its Military Budget

AZERBAIJAN INCREASING ITS MILITARY BUDGET

ArmRadio.am
31.08.2006 17:39

"Azerbaijan must increase its military budget to the volume necessary
to liberate out territories from Armenian invaders," member of the
political council of the "Yeni Azerbaijan" party, Deputy Chairman of
the Mili Mejlis Standing Committee on Defense Issues Aydin Mirzazadeh
told "Trend" agency in response to the question about the statement
by the EU Commissioner on Foreign Affairs Benita Ferro Waldner.

To remind, speaking at the "Caspian Outlook 2008" forum, she called
on Georgia and Azerbaijan to refuse from the increase of the military
budget.

Mirzazadeh said that this demand of the EU Commissioner cannot be
accepted.

According to him, "the position of the EU Commissioner toward
Azerbaijan is not understandable." "The Commissioner does not say
anything about EU’s cooperation with Armenia, instead she lays certain
demands on Azerbaijan," the Azeri political scientist underscored.

"We’ll not give our lands to Armenia. The best argument in this
question is the creation of a well-equipped army," Mirzazadeh declared.