Azerbaijan’s arms imports 20 times higher than Armenia’s in 2012-2016February 20, 2017 - 11:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Arms imports by Azerbaijan were 20 times higher than those of Armenia between 2012 and 2016, a report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has found. According to SIPRI, the five biggest exporters—the United States, Russia, China, France and Germany—together accounted for 74% of the total volume of arms exports in the reporting period. With a one-third share of global arms exports, the U.S. was the top arms exporter in 2012– 16. Its arms exports increased by 21 per cent compared with 2007–11. Almost half of its arms exports went to the Middle East. Russia accounted for a 23 per cent share of global exports in the period between 2012 and 2016. 70 per cent of its arms exports went to four countries: India, Viet Nam, China and Algeria. India was the world’s largest importer of major arms in 2012–16, accounting for 13% of the global total. Between 2007–11 and 2012–16 it increased its arms imports by 43%. Between 2007–11 and 2012–16, arms imports by states in the Middle East rose by 86% and accounted for 29% of global imports in the last five years. The volume of international transfers of major weapons has grown continuously since 2004 and increased by 8.4 per cent between 2007–11 and 2012–16, according to SIPRI. Notably, transfers of major weapons in 2012–16 reached their highest volume for any five-year period since the end of the cold war. SIPRI data reflects the volume of deliveries of arms, not the financial value of the deals. As the volume of deliveries can fluctuate significantly year-onyear, SIPRI presents data for 5-year periods, giving a more stable measure of trends. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. |