AZERBAIJAN MUST INCREASE MILITARY EXPENSES UNTIL RESTORATION OF TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY, PARLIAMENTARY DEPUTY SAYS
Baku, September 11. ArmInfo-TURAN. The European Union’s (EU) concern
about the increase of Azerbaijan’s military expenses is ungrounded,
said Adil Aliyev, a member of the Milli Mejlis’ commission for defense
and security questions.
Instead of demanding that Azerbaijan cut military expenses, the EU
should demand that Armenia liberate Azerbaijan’s occupied territories,
A. Aliyev said. Azerbaijan will increase military expenses to
strengthen the army, until the restoration of its territorial
integrity. None of the international organization can stop Azerbaijan
from doing this, the deputy said.
A.Aliyev called on UN representatives not to apply double standards,
but to speak about Armenians occupation policy in the region.
During the "Caspian perspectives" conference in Slovenia, the
EU commissar for foreign relations and new neighborhood Benita
Ferrero-Valdner criticized Azerbaijan and Georgia for increasing
military expenses.