Despite of the Social and Economic Problems Armenia Increases Military Spending 35 Percent in 2005
Jan Soykok (JTW), 27 December 2004
According to Arminfo News Agency (Yerevan, Armenia) the Armenian National Assembly made a decision to increase military spending more than 35 per cent in the Armenian state budget of 2005. Military spending envisaged by the final version of the 2005 draft budget amounts to 127m dollars, Armenian Security Council Secretary and Defence Minister Serzh Sarkisyan has told journalists.
Armenia has suffered from economic and social catastrophes since the independence. Armenian forces occupied about 20 percent of neighboring Azerbaijan, and Armenia does not recognize neighboring Turkey’s national borders. Armenian groups also encourage irredentist movements among the Armenians in Georgia and Russian Federation. Armenian economy is depend on foreign aids from the United States and the European Union. The Armenian diaspora also send significant amounts. Armenian politicians accuse Turkey and Azerbaijan for the economic problems. However Dr. Nilgun Gulcan from ISRO says “Armenian Government curtails the real problem by abusing problems between Armenia and Turkey.”
“Armenian people suffer from corruption and economic shortages while the Government spends sources for imagined enemies. The decision to increase military spending will definitely not help to ease Armenia’s social problems. Moreover, the decision will not help stability and peace in the region. Armenian increase in military budget will possibly cause new increases in Azerbaijan’s and Georgia’s military spendings. Armenia should not waste the American and European aids in ‘playing war games’” added Gulcan.
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