Azerbaijani Armed Forces are mentally prepared for the "liberation of the occupied territories" of Nagorno-Karabakh, Interfax statement of Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov.
Hasanov, that the purpose of his ministry lies precisely in the fact, to prepare the army for a real war, since the peace talks on the settlement are not the work of the military. he recalled, that such a task before the command set by President Ilham Aliyev. And it will be fully implemented in a few years.
According to the minister, now the armed forces of the republic on 90% equipped with automated control systems, 80% servicemen - contractors. Besides, Defense Ministry continues the renewal of military equipment and procurement of new artillery systems.
He also promised to show on parade 26 June domestic missile and artillery complex "Shield".
Recall, at the beginning of the year, President Aliyev said, that Yerevan is "historical lands" Azerbaijanis, therefore a strategic objective of the Republic is the return of the city.
FROM 1994 year between Azerbaijan and Armenia established the ceasefire in the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. At the same time Baku refuses to negotiate directly with the representatives of Karabakh, because it does not consider them by inter-state conflict.
