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    Azeri Report, Azerbaijan
    June 26 2010

    Ilham Aliyev: Azerbaijan's Military Budget Exceeds Armenian National
    Budget



    BAKU. June 26, 2010: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev did not rule
    out military solution to the Garabagh conflict. During the joint
    military exercises of troops of the Defense Ministry and frontier
    troops on June 24, the Azerbaijani president said it was necessary to
    be ready to restoration of territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.

    `We must be ready to liberate our lands from occupants at any time.
    For this purpose we need to have a strong army in addition to
    political and diplomatic efforts to ensure that the process is
    successful,' president Aliyev said.

    Ilham Aliyev said during the past seven years Azerbaijan's military
    expenditure increased by more than 13 times. In 2010 Azerbaijan's
    military expenditure totaled $ 2 billion 150 million, exceeding
    Armenia's national budget, Aliyev continued.

    `From the viewpoint of economic potential there is a big gap between
    Armenia and Azerbaijan and the gap will deepen in the future because
    we have more opportunities. Armenia lives at the expense of foreign
    assistance and this difference will grow,' Aliyev said.

    Aliyev noted the development of Azerbaijan's defense industry. At
    present 21 military enterprises operate in Azerbaijan and 30
    industrial sites have been created, said the president.

    Aliyev confirmed Azerbaijan's adherence to peaceful settlement of the
    conflict. Aliyev did not rule out the military solution to the
    conflict if the diplomatic efforts were exhausted. `The present
    efforts once again demonstrated the power of the Azerbaijani army and
    all of our armed forces,' Aliyev said (Turan).

    http://azerireport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2207&Ite mid=53




    From: A. Papazian
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