Armenia admits that it has serious problems in army: military expert

“Armenia’s high military command takes steps to appease disgruntled army layers in the Armenian armed forces,” Azerbaijani military expert Uzeyir Jafarov said commenting on significant decline in Armenia’s military budget.

"Besides budget, the Armenian army is also funded by Armenian lobby and by individuals. The army often holds local exercises of battalion or regimental character, portraying them as the whole army maneuvers. Armenia admits that they have serious problems in the army. It gives a reason to compare the condition of Azerbaijani and Armenian armies with a struggle of heavyweight and lightweight boxers,” Jafarov said.
 
The military expert said  Armenia will seek military assistance from third countries in current situation.

"The budget will fail to maintain Armenia and the country will have to seek other sources of funding. Moreover, Armenia’s budget also includes military budget of the separatist “Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.”

"Admittedly, current political establishment in Armenia is composed of people who came to power through war,” Jafarov said.

Armenia will involve funds of the diaspora to compensate for losses, he said.

On the other hand, Jafarov predicts that “Azerbaijan will be accused soon of increasing its military budget and allegedly preparing for war while Armenia receives weapons legally and illegally,” Jafarov said.

Day.Az