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RUSSIA TODAY ON AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT'S BELLIGERENT SPEECH
news.am
June 27 2011
Armenia
Azerbaijani president increased its belligerent rhetoric, restating
his intentions of restoring territorial integrity by all means and
reclaiming the disputable region of Nagorno-Karabakh, reports Russia
Today.
During military parade of Azerbaijani Armed Forces on Sunday, President
Ilham Aliyev stated that Nagorno-Karabakh region which has been a
subject of numerous negotiations, mediated by the OSCE as well as
Azerbaijan and Armenia, is a rightful Azerbaijani territory and will
sooner or later be regained.
"I am absolutely confident that our territorial integrity will be
restored by any means. But we must be twice as stringer to achieve
this," he said.
President of Azerbaijan stressed that his country intends to continue
diplomatic efforts to maintain its territorial integrity, but noted
that Azerbaijan still lives in a "state of war."
The president said that in the past few years Azerbaijan's military
spending has increased dramatically from $ 160 million in 2003 to $
3.3 billion in 2011
Aliyev noted that the recent military expenses of Azerbaijan exceeded
the entire state budget of Armenia by 50%.
He added that the military budget will remain the top priority of
his country, till Armenia does not abandon "the lands of Azerbaijan"
and does not sign a peace treaty.
"Nagorno-Karabakh has always been one and still remains an age-old
Azerbaijani land. It is only temporarily under occupation, but this
occupation cannot last long," he added.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
June 27 2011
Armenia
Azerbaijani president increased its belligerent rhetoric, restating
his intentions of restoring territorial integrity by all means and
reclaiming the disputable region of Nagorno-Karabakh, reports Russia
Today.
During military parade of Azerbaijani Armed Forces on Sunday, President
Ilham Aliyev stated that Nagorno-Karabakh region which has been a
subject of numerous negotiations, mediated by the OSCE as well as
Azerbaijan and Armenia, is a rightful Azerbaijani territory and will
sooner or later be regained.
"I am absolutely confident that our territorial integrity will be
restored by any means. But we must be twice as stringer to achieve
this," he said.
President of Azerbaijan stressed that his country intends to continue
diplomatic efforts to maintain its territorial integrity, but noted
that Azerbaijan still lives in a "state of war."
The president said that in the past few years Azerbaijan's military
spending has increased dramatically from $ 160 million in 2003 to $
3.3 billion in 2011
Aliyev noted that the recent military expenses of Azerbaijan exceeded
the entire state budget of Armenia by 50%.
He added that the military budget will remain the top priority of
his country, till Armenia does not abandon "the lands of Azerbaijan"
and does not sign a peace treaty.
"Nagorno-Karabakh has always been one and still remains an age-old
Azerbaijani land. It is only temporarily under occupation, but this
occupation cannot last long," he added.
From: A. Papazian