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Increase of Baku’s military expenses indirectly points
to possibility of war against Armenia
26.01.2007 17:10 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ It’s hard to say now whether Baku
will launch hostilities against Armenia to liberate
the disputable territories, but the increase of Baku’s
military expenses indirectly points to such
possibility, reports the Military Industrial Express.
The edition says, `It’s worth mentioning that in 2007
all South Caucasian states are leaders in military
expenses. The first place is firmly occupied by
Azerbaijan which nearly doubled the military budget.
Armenia’s military budget increased with almost 87%.
At that military expenses of Nagorno Karabakh were not
counted. `In 2006 the CIS member states’ military
expenses index exceeded that of 2005 with 21%.
Absolute champion here is Georgia with military
expenses multiplied by five (from $77 million up to
$341 million). At that the military share of the GDP
made 4.9% against Uzbekistan’s 5.2%.’