Azeri-Russian Arms Trade $4 Billion Amid Tension With Armenia
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Azerbaijan said its arms trade with Russia is worth $4 billion as the Caspian Sea nation boosted military spending in connection with its territorial dispute with neighboring Armenia.
“As of today, military and technical cooperation with Russia is measured at $4 billion and it tends to grow further,” President Ilham Aliyev said today after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Baku, the Azeri capital. It was the first time Azerbaijan disclosed the price of its arms deals.
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Azeri-Russian Arms Trade $4 Billion Amid Tension With Armenia