Aliyev “Warns” Armenia
No, I didn’t Google to find the worst possible photograph of Azerbaijan’s authoritarian president who is now warning Armenia with a war if Armenia fails to return Karabakh that the Soviet Leadership had annexed from Armenia to Azerbaijan in the early 1920s.
This photo is from the Armenia Liberty article that talks about Aliyev’s threats:
Azerbaijan will increase its defense spending by nearly one third next year to build up its strength in a long-running territorial dispute with Armenia, President Ilham Aliev said on Monday.
He told a government meeting that the military budget will grow by $300 million to $1.3 billion in 2008.
“The country will allocate funds to buy new hardware, weapons and ammunition, to create a powerful military-industrial complex and improve the professionalism of the military,” Aliev said. “We are creating a powerful army.”
The message of the 45-year-old president was primarily targeted at Armenia, the main backer of Azerbaijan’s breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
“The insincere behavior of Armenian occupation forces, dragging out the negotiation process, forces us to devote greater attention to military issues,” Aliev said. “Azerbaijan must be ready to liberate its lands by any means.”
[…]
Aron D on 25 Oct 2007 at 8:34 pm #
Aliev should better develop his nation using the huge revenues gained from the oil sales. He better forget attacking Armenia.
his country needs reconstruction and his people should get share of the oil revenues.
Azerbaijan could become a highly developed nation if the oil revenues are used properly. will aliev do so? only time will tell.
Enought of this hostility towards Armenia.
Baku Armenians deserve to be allowed to return To baku. they could help restart businesses.
vartan on 08 Jan 2008 at 5:46 am #
let aliyev say whatever he wants, its been more than 10 years we hear the same empty threats … after losing elections he will realize that he should forget Karabagh story as azerbaijan never had, embraced, earned, deserved, owned karabagh not legally, not historically, not demographically and not at all geographically …or racially…