Azerbaijan's defense spending set to increase by 11%

Azerbaijan's defense spending set to increase by 11%

PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan's spending on defense and national security will increase by 11%, according to a fresh bill published by the country’s Ministry of Finance, Haqqin.az reports.

According to the document, spending on defense and national security will be increased from 6,421 million manats to 7,126.3 million manats (from $3.7 billion to around $4.2 billion).

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