AZERBAIJAN STILL HOPES ON PEACE ESTABLISHMENT IN THE REGION VIA DISINFORMING WORLD COMMUNITY, BUILDING UP ARMAMENTS AND BREAKING CFE
ArmInfo
2009-10-23 14:29:00
Arminfo. "Armenia had built up its military presence, with data
showing a growing number of uncontrolled arms, including 316 tanks,
324 armoured vehicles and 322 artillery systems in the occupied
territories, exceeding its maximum levels", deputy chairman of the
committee, first secretary of Azerbaijani permanent office in UN,
Ogtay Ismayilzade, said such a regular lie today during the debate
at the 17th meeting of the Committee of UN General Assembly on peace,
security and disarmament.
Having traditionally complained about "Armenia’s aggression which
had led to the occupation of one-fifth of Azerbaijan’s territory,
triggering the internal displacement of 1 million people", this
official was so eager to blame the Armenian people for the war crimes
and genocide. ‘Armenia had used the occupied territories to hide great
numbers of unaccounted and uncontrolled treaty- limited equipment
from the "CFE" community, endangering the security of Azerbaijan and
the stable development of the whole region," he said.
"Azerbaijan spent 3.26 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP)
on the army, compared with Armenia’s 3.86 per cent. Despite being in a
state of war, Azerbaijan was continuing to fulfill commitments under
the CFE Treaty, reducing and destroying more than 150 treaty-limited
armaments and equipment over the last five years, in line with the
Tashkent Agreement." – he said. In all probability the respectful
Ogtay-teacher saying about destroying of more than 150 treaty-limited
armaments and equipment, meant modern armament bought recently by
Azerbaijan from Ukraine for several dozens of million dollars. As
the written off military equipment by Ukraine gathering dust at the
stores for dozens of years, may cost not more.
Let us mention the following fact as the best demonstration of
‘peaceful’ intentions of Azerbaijan which always increases its
technical potential via buying new heavy firepower equipment, in
particular, SU-25 strike-fighters, laser-guided bombs, multiple
artillery rocket systems, etc.