  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 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 |  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. |
