September 23, 2006 - 15:50 AMT
Azerbaijan Can Buy Armament from U.S. and France
Having a cash flow Azerbaijan can purchase armament from France and the U.S. or from member states of the Warsaw agreement. The Azerbaijani military can get an opinion from the U.S., experts of Stratfor intelligence center consider.

The experts remark that in 2005 the Armenian state budget made $930 million while Azerbaijan's budget reached $2 billion 986 million. In 2005 the Azeri military budget made $300 million, in 2006 - $600 million. The military budget of Armenia made $100 million last year and $160 million this year.

To note, the world defense expenses will reach 1,059 trillion, says Oxfam international fund.