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THERE IS NO ARMS RACE IN THE CAUCASUS - EXPERT
Vestnik Kavkaza
Nov 25 2011
Russia
One cannot talk about an arms race in the Caucasus, Azerbaijani
political analyst Fikret Sadykhov believes.
Azerbaijan is indeed trying to improve its defense system, but that
doesn't mean that it's the beginning of a new arms race. It's quite
natural for a country that hasn't managed to establish peace treaty
with its neighbour for twenty years to be ready to defend its land,
Sadykhov says.
Claims that Azerbaijan is turning into a militaristic state are
baseless, the expert underlines. 20 per cent of the country's territory
is occupied, so of course it has to have a proper army, he adds.
Sadykhov wonders why the world's superpowers don't force Armenia to
leave the territory of Karabakh, if they are interested in peace and
stability in the region.
Elmira Tariverdiyeva, Baku
Vestnik Kavkaza
Nov 25 2011
Russia
One cannot talk about an arms race in the Caucasus, Azerbaijani
political analyst Fikret Sadykhov believes.
Azerbaijan is indeed trying to improve its defense system, but that
doesn't mean that it's the beginning of a new arms race. It's quite
natural for a country that hasn't managed to establish peace treaty
with its neighbour for twenty years to be ready to defend its land,
Sadykhov says.
Claims that Azerbaijan is turning into a militaristic state are
baseless, the expert underlines. 20 per cent of the country's territory
is occupied, so of course it has to have a proper army, he adds.
Sadykhov wonders why the world's superpowers don't force Armenia to
leave the territory of Karabakh, if they are interested in peace and
stability in the region.
Elmira Tariverdiyeva, Baku