  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 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
