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25 January 2010 - 12:54 AMT

Vardan Khachatryan: Azerbaijan continues militarization

Militarization is in progress in Azerbaijan, which continues large-scale production and purchase of military equipment, Vardan Khachatryan Social Democrat Hunchakian Party administration member said.

As he said at the joint news conference in Yerevan with RPA member Karen Avagyan, the quantity of military equipment acquired by Baku runs counter to international agreements. “Armenia has to raise this issue and demand explanations from Azeri side,” Vardan Khachatryan stated, characterising Azerbaijan’s explanations on the issue as unsatisfactory.

Commenting on Baku’s military development, Karen Avagyan noted that there’s no reason to feel threatened by Baku’s proceedings, as military modernization is being successfully implemented in Armenia at present.