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Aliyev sticks to his principles
12:44 pm | June 25, 2010 | Politics
Following the large-scale exercises on the 92nd anniversary of
Azerbaijani Armed Forces, President Ilham Aliyev called on the
Azerbaijani armed forces to be ready to liberate native lands by the
order of the Supreme Commander.
The Azerbaijani president stressed the importance of army building,
increase of Azerbaijani military strength and mostly spoke of
achievements made in this direction, Azerbaijani Apa news agency
reports.
For many years we have suffered from aggression, our lands are under
occupation. At any time we have to be able to liberate our homeland
from invaders. Along with political and diplomatic efforts, we must
have a strong army to liberate the lands. The process is going well.
Today the level of the Azerbaijani army is very high", he said.
The President said that during the seven years of military expenditure
in Azerbaijan increased by more than 13 times.
"Today, in Azerbaijan military expenditures for 2010 amount to 2
billion 150 million dollars, which exceeds the entire state budget of
Armenia. However, this is not enough. We will continue to increase our
military power, to procure all necessary for our army weapons,
ammunition and equipment", said Ilham Aliyev.
"Our goal is to further strengthen the independence of the country, to
guarantee the independent policy of Azerbaijan, to resolve all
problems facing the country. The most important and foremost among
these problems - is liberation of our lands from the invaders," he
continued.
Ilham Aliyev especially stressed that Azerbaijan has never denied the
possibility of military solutions to the issue.
As you know, for many years Armenia and Azerbaijan are negotiating in
this direction. Great is the role of mediators in the negotiations.
However, despite this, the question is still unresolved. Today
Azerbaijan faces new challenges: either to continue negotiations - we
ready for this - or to choose another path. We have to be ready for
any variant, and the statements I have made repeatedly over the past
few years testify to this," Aliyev said adding that the patience of
the Azerbaijani people is not unlimited.
http://a1plus.am/en/politics/2010/06/25/ilham-aliyev
From: A. Papazian
12:44 pm | June 25, 2010 | Politics
Following the large-scale exercises on the 92nd anniversary of
Azerbaijani Armed Forces, President Ilham Aliyev called on the
Azerbaijani armed forces to be ready to liberate native lands by the
order of the Supreme Commander.
The Azerbaijani president stressed the importance of army building,
increase of Azerbaijani military strength and mostly spoke of
achievements made in this direction, Azerbaijani Apa news agency
reports.
For many years we have suffered from aggression, our lands are under
occupation. At any time we have to be able to liberate our homeland
from invaders. Along with political and diplomatic efforts, we must
have a strong army to liberate the lands. The process is going well.
Today the level of the Azerbaijani army is very high", he said.
The President said that during the seven years of military expenditure
in Azerbaijan increased by more than 13 times.
"Today, in Azerbaijan military expenditures for 2010 amount to 2
billion 150 million dollars, which exceeds the entire state budget of
Armenia. However, this is not enough. We will continue to increase our
military power, to procure all necessary for our army weapons,
ammunition and equipment", said Ilham Aliyev.
"Our goal is to further strengthen the independence of the country, to
guarantee the independent policy of Azerbaijan, to resolve all
problems facing the country. The most important and foremost among
these problems - is liberation of our lands from the invaders," he
continued.
Ilham Aliyev especially stressed that Azerbaijan has never denied the
possibility of military solutions to the issue.
As you know, for many years Armenia and Azerbaijan are negotiating in
this direction. Great is the role of mediators in the negotiations.
However, despite this, the question is still unresolved. Today
Azerbaijan faces new challenges: either to continue negotiations - we
ready for this - or to choose another path. We have to be ready for
any variant, and the statements I have made repeatedly over the past
few years testify to this," Aliyev said adding that the patience of
the Azerbaijani people is not unlimited.
http://a1plus.am/en/politics/2010/06/25/ilham-aliyev
From: A. Papazian