Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan

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«Հայկական ժամանակ». Քառակի քիչ
10:04, 13 հոկտեմբերի, 2011
Ադրբեջանը նախատեսել է 2012 թվականին պաշտպանության ոլորտի համար հատկացնել 1 մլրդ 770 մլն դոլար:

Այդպիսով Ադրբեջանն իր պաշտպանության բյուջեն այս տարվա համեմատ ավելացնելու է 1,9 տոկոսով կամ 33,6 մլն դոլարով:

Իր հերթին, Հայաստանը, ըստ ներկայացված բյուջեի նախագծի, մտադիր է 2012-ի պաշտպանության ոլորտի համար հատկացենլ 154,6 մլրդ դրամ կամ` մոտ 417 մլն դոլար:

Այս տարվա համեմատ պաշտպանության ոլորտին հատկացվող գումարը ավելացվելու է 5,8 տոկոսով կամ մոտ 22 մլն դոլարով: Չնայած տոկոսային հարաբերակցությամբ Հայաստանն ավելի շատ է մեծացնելու իր պաշտպանական բյուջեն, բայցևայնպես գումարային արտահայտությամբ Ադրբեջանի համեմատ ավելի քիչ գումար է հատկացնելու այդ ոլորտին: Հայաստանը դեռևս մոտ 4 անգամ փոքր պաշտպանական բյուջե ունի, քան Ադրբեջանը:

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BAKU UPS DEFENSE BUDGET SHOCKED OVER MILITARY PARADE IN ARMENIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
October 12, 2011 - 20:12 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan's draft budget for 2012 envisages
allocation of $1.77 bln to defence sector, increasing the share by 1.9%
against last year.

Azerbaijan's budget for 2011, revised upwards in May, allocates AZN
1,364,796,025 ($1.74bn) to direct military spending.

Recently Baku has been bragging about its military budget's topping
the whole of Armenia's state budget. Azerbaijan is spending billions
on weaponry purchase, miraculously circumventing the Treaty on
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe.

Azeri authorities are shamelessly inciting its people to a war and
organising sniper courses at schools, ready to turn their kids into
cannon fodder. Baku flames up anti-Armenian rhetoric with allegations
of "Azeri kids killed by Armenian soldiers".

Baku keeps maniacally upping its military budget to buy more weaponry,
ready to set up more provocations, to spread more anti-Armenian
propaganda to make Azeri people disregard the misdeeds of authorities.

Or is there another reason?

Yerevan hosted a grandiose military parade dedicated to 20th
anniversary of Armenia's independence. The festive Republic Square
gathered huge masses, exultantly greeting marching soldiers of
Armenian, Artsakh and Russian armies and a vast range of defense
weaponry demonstrated.

SU-25 jet aircrafts, leaving coloured streaks in the sky as they flew
by, as well as Mi-24, Mi-2 helicopter gunships were welcomed with
special enthusiasm. Those gathered were impressed by defence weaponry
demonstrated: 9ë72 Elbrus vehicle complex, 9K79-1 Tochka-U tactical
missile system, S-125 Pechora, K11 Krug and Osa surface-to-air missile
systems, GAZ-2975 Tigr high-mobility military vehicles, T-72 tanks,
heavy artillery, self-propelled howitzers, anti-tank missiles; Krunk
Armenian-made international standard missile drones were demonstrated.

The parade was led by the chief of the General Staff of the Armed
Forces, Colonel-General Yuri Khachaturov with Armenian Defense Minister
Seyran Ohanyan at reviewing stand.

Armenian President, Supreme Commander in Chief of the Armenian Armed
Forces Serzh Sargsyan, Nagorno Karabakh Republic President Bako
Sahakyan, Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, Catholicos of the
Great House of Cilicia Aram I, high-ranking politicians and foreign
diplomats reviewed the parade from official stands.

The parade couldn't but rise the upsurge of pride and patriotism with
many, even most sceptical viewers, who were given a chance to become
witness to the might of the Armenian army.

Azerbaijan, unable to predict the response of Armenian army in case of
a renewed war, was clearly shocked over Yerevan-hosted military parade,
which might be a reason for Baku's expanding its defense budget.

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RUSSIAN EXPERT: AZERBAIJAN CAN WIN ONLY A BLITZKRIEG BUT THIS SCENARIO IS IMPOSSIBLE

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Wednesday, October 12, 17:10

Neither of the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will undertake
a big war, Russian political scientist Andrey Yepifantsev said in an
online interview given to ArmInfo in the framework of the "Alternative
Information in the Armenian-Azeri Dialogue" project of the Region
Center (Armenia) and the Peace and Democracy Institute (Azerbaijan).

"Azerbaijan will be able to beat the Armenians only in case of a
blitzkrieg but this scenario is impossible. If the war drags for more
than 5-7 days, Azerbaijan will face the 'pipe' factor: the countries
on the other end of the pipe, i.e. those receiving oil and gas from
Azerbaijan, will force the Azeris to stop the war. So, there will be no
big war. On the other hand, if the current status quo is continued, in
some 10-15 years the blockade-ridden Armenia will be so much exhausted
economically that the blitzkrieg scenario will become possible. Once
this happens, Azerbaijan will not miss its chance," Yepifantsev said.

He believes that the change of the negotiating format is possible.

There are four scenarios: 1. continued ineffective talks and a
possible blitzkrieg by Azerbaijan; 2. refusal to continue the talks
and a consequent 10-year pause under international non-resumption
guarantees; 3. continued talks and simultaneous efforts to force
the Armenian and Azeri societies into mutual concessions; and 4. a
settlement formula imposed by an international coalition.

"For the moment the signing of a framework agreement on Nagorno-
Karabakh is impossible," Yepifantsev said.

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On the other hand, if the current status quo is continued, in
some 10-15 years the blockade-ridden Armenia will be so much exhausted
economically that the blitzkrieg scenario will become possible. Once
this happens, Azerbaijan will not miss its chance," Yepifantsev said.

LOL that's wishful thinking at best, and even if they wanted a blitzkrieg, it's not possible in Artsakh. Makes one think how easy it is to be an "Expert" on political bullxxxx these days. Some jobs are just too easy these days