  Azerbaijan unripe for 21 century war  July 6, 2010 - 13:57 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Despite warlike statements by President Ilham Aliyev, chaos has reigned in the Azerbaijani army for many years, director of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies said. “The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has already spent about $2bln in an armament race, making the country most menacing in the region. On the other hand, to maintain power the Azeri leadership doesn’t want the army to strengthen,” Richard Giragosian told a news conference on July 6. “Unlike Azerbaijan, which lives in the past, Armenia is ready for the future. Baku is unripe for a 21 century war,” he said.   Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh.   Partner news |  Latest news Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries  NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said.Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north.U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said.Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |
