  Expert: Azerbaijan will need 8-10 years to reach Armenian armed forces level June 9, 2011 - 10:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - There is a risk of unexpected start of a new war in Nagorno Karabakh, according to head of Regional Studies Center. “However, resumption of hostilities seems illogical, as Baku knows that it will lose,” Richard Giragosian told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. “Azerbaijan will need 8-10 years to reach the level of Armenian armed forces, despite ongoing purchase of armament, which will produce no result in clumsy hands. A country may possess modern military equipment and be defeated because of poor training of the army,” he said.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
