S. OHANYAN: "BALANCE BETWEEN ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN SHOULD BE KEPT"

Panorama.am
21:00 12/05/2008

Armenia should take measures to keep the balance irrespective of Azeri
increasing military budget and Armenia’s opportunities, said Seyran
Ohanyan the Minister of Defense of Armenia. "We are conscious that
the military budget of Armenia increases every year, Armenia has also
increased its expenses compared with the last year, those expenses have
been directed to implement educational and other mission," he said.

"From one side we are concerned that Azerbaijan increases its
military budget but from another hand it is the reality and we
should do everything to keep the balance by appropriate qualities,"
he said. Since 2007 the salaried of the military officials have
increased by 20%.