MILITARY EXPENSES IN AZERBAIJAN’S PUBLIC BUDGET TO INCREASE NEXT YEAR – AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT
E. Huseynli
TREND News Agency, Azerbaijan
Sept 4 2007
Azerbaijan, Baku / Military expenses in Azerbaijan’s public budget
for 2008 will increase, the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said
at a meeting on 4 September.
"Military expenses in Azerbaijan have increased several times,"
the President said. It should be noted that military expenses in the
public budget of 2007 make up AZN 1bln.
According to President Aliyev, the formation of an army in Azerbaijan
is a priority state issue, ITV channel quotes.
"Azerbaijan can liberate its occupied territories in any way,
Armenia should understand that," the President said.
As for the state of refugees and internally displaced persons,
the President said that all tent settlements in Azerbaijan will be
removed by the end of this year.
Nine tent settlements were removed during the last three years. There
are tent settlements still in Azerbaijan’s Saatly, Sabirabad, and
Imishli regions.