MFA: Armenia’s military build-up poses direct security threat against Azerbaijan

Military build-up justification by Armenia is insincere and poses a direct security threat against Azerbaijan, Aykhan Hajizada, Spokesperson of Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry, said in a commentary on allegations made by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in his article at Armenpress, Report informs, citing the ministry.

Hajizada noted that since the end of the 44-day war, Armenia’s military spending has almost tripled, reaching $1.6 billion in 2024 from approximately $600 million in 2021.

“Moreover, based on recently signed military contracts, Armenia mostly obtains offensive weaponry that can hit long inside the territories of Azerbaijan. Military build-up justification by Armenia is insincere and poses a direct security threat against Azerbaijan taking into account the fact of ongoing territorial claims in the Constitution and legal acts of Armenia, as well as the resurgence of revanchism,” the diplomat stated.