Azerbaijani FM condemns Armenia for arming beyond its commitments

Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry condemns Armenia for arming beyond its commitments.

At present, the Armenian Armed Forces have 48,884 personnel and 45,000 in Nagorno-Karabakh. In all, there are 93,000 people. According to commitments made in 1992, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces have 70,000 personnel, the second secretary of the Security Problems Office of the

Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Elchin Huseynli said at the opening of the international conference "Establishing relations across borders" in Baku on Tuesday. It was organized by the GUAM PA and the Baltic Assembly.

Huseynli said that Azerbaijan uses the purchased weapons to protect its energy infrastructure.

"Armenia purchased 16,000 Kalashnikov rifles last year and 78,000 the year before last. "Armenia prepares for war, rather than peace."


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