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AZERBAIJAN HAS UNLEASHED DECIDEDLY DANGEROUS RACE OF ARMAMENTS - UN
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July 23, 2012 | 19:56
The report of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon "Conventional arms
control at the regional and subregional levels" was circulated at
the United Nations on Monday. The report mentioned violations of the
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe by Azerbaijan.
"The Treaty's fundamental role and significance has grown, especially
in the South Caucasus region where, unfortunately, Azerbaijan has
unleashed a decidedly dangerous race of armaments.
According to official information on implementation of the Treaty on
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, as of 1 January 2012, Azerbaijan
significantly exceeded its established ceilings in three categories
of Treaty-limited equipment. The Azerbaijani holdings in battle
tanks were 381 (permitted ceiling is 220) and in artillery are 516
(permitted ceiling is 285). In 2011 there was a sizeable increase
of holdings in artillery (47) as well as in the categories of attack
helicopters (3 to 5) and armoured combat vehicles (106).
Unfortunately Azerbaijan failed to reflect the exceeding of its
ceiling of armoured combat vehicles - 287 against 220 - permitted by
the Treaty.
The manifold increase of Azerbaijan's military budget over the
last years (the defence budget for 2012 is $3.47 billion) and
the persistent aggressive and harsh anti-Armenian rhetoric of the
Azerbaijani leadership also increase the gap between the two nations,
heighten the tension in the region of the South Caucasus and seriously
undermine the negotiation process aimed at the peaceful settlement of
existing problems, particularly the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The
negligent position of Azerbaijan in this regard has a very negative
impact on the efforts of Armenia to promote an atmosphere of trust
and cooperation in the region."
The report was issued based on the documents presented by the UN
member states, including those presented by Armenia.
news.am
July 23, 2012 | 19:56
The report of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon "Conventional arms
control at the regional and subregional levels" was circulated at
the United Nations on Monday. The report mentioned violations of the
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe by Azerbaijan.
"The Treaty's fundamental role and significance has grown, especially
in the South Caucasus region where, unfortunately, Azerbaijan has
unleashed a decidedly dangerous race of armaments.
According to official information on implementation of the Treaty on
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, as of 1 January 2012, Azerbaijan
significantly exceeded its established ceilings in three categories
of Treaty-limited equipment. The Azerbaijani holdings in battle
tanks were 381 (permitted ceiling is 220) and in artillery are 516
(permitted ceiling is 285). In 2011 there was a sizeable increase
of holdings in artillery (47) as well as in the categories of attack
helicopters (3 to 5) and armoured combat vehicles (106).
Unfortunately Azerbaijan failed to reflect the exceeding of its
ceiling of armoured combat vehicles - 287 against 220 - permitted by
the Treaty.
The manifold increase of Azerbaijan's military budget over the
last years (the defence budget for 2012 is $3.47 billion) and
the persistent aggressive and harsh anti-Armenian rhetoric of the
Azerbaijani leadership also increase the gap between the two nations,
heighten the tension in the region of the South Caucasus and seriously
undermine the negotiation process aimed at the peaceful settlement of
existing problems, particularly the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The
negligent position of Azerbaijan in this regard has a very negative
impact on the efforts of Armenia to promote an atmosphere of trust
and cooperation in the region."
The report was issued based on the documents presented by the UN
member states, including those presented by Armenia.