Azerbaijan, Baku, May 4 /Trend, A.Huseynbala /
For the citizens of Armenia, military service has became a torture, but not honor, deputy chairman of the committee of the Azerbaijani parliament said.
"In Armenia, the evasion from the military service and the facts of bullying are growing from year to year. There can be no question of patriotism and high military spirit. Weak financial provision of the Armenian army affects the level of the military spirit of the troops. Army was provided with old weapons, and food security is at a very poor level. Most of the funds allocated from the public budget for the army is appropriated in various stages," Aydin Mirzazade, chairman of the Azerbaijani parliamentary committee on security and defence told the website of the New Azerbaijan Party (NAP).
Armenia claims for the territory of other countries, conducts a policy of appropriating the culture and history of other states, Mirzazade said, adding that it replaces the policy of building a modern state to the militarist ideology, based on a medieval thought.
"Such a policy leads to a serious crisis and the deprivation of opportunities for development. Comparison of the power of Azerbaijan and Armenia, as well as the armies of two countries is in our favor," said the member of political council of the Azerbaijani ruling party.
Azerbaijani army is an example of state's power and pride of people, the MP said. "The Azerbaijani army is a structure with high preparedness, able to ensure the territorial integrity of State," said Mirzazade.
According to estimates of international centers for military research, the most prepared and modern army in the region is the army of Azerbaijan, said Mirzazade. "All these testify that the armed forces of Azerbaijan meet today's requirements. This fact is quite well known to Armenia, which has occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijani territory and bases its policy on the occupation of neighboring states," said the MP.