Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
May 12 2007
Defense Ministry: Strong Azeri Army worries foreign countries and
`evil forces’ inside
[ 12 May 2007 15:45 ]
Defense Ministry has commented on statements on May 11 by several
representatives of pro-military non-governmental organizations (NGO),
ministry press service told APA.
The ministry stated that all statements are groundless.
`Defense Ministry always keeps the interests of military servants on
focus by appropriate laws of Azerbaijan. Salary deduction and social
protection of the military servants are carried out by standard
acts’, it noted.
The statement made by the ministry says the strengthening of
Azerbaijani Armed Forces increase the number of foes.
`Like some foreign countries, `evil forces’ inside are worried about
the existence of strong Azerbaijan Army. `Military experts’, removed
from Armed Forces for misbehavior seem more active in such
statements. While Armenians are afraid of improvement in Azerbaijani
Army, some figures and NGOs in the country spread groundless
information about wrongdoings in the army’, it reads. /APA/