The losses of military equipment of the Armenian Armed Forces in Nagorno-Karabakh assessed in Baku
During the hostilities on the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia lost military equipment worth at least $ 3,8 billion, either destroyed or taken as trophies by the Azerbaijani army. This was stated by Ayaz Museibov, head of the department of the Center for Analysis and Communication of Economic Reforms (CACER) of Azerbaijan.
According to Museibov, the cost of the destroyed or captured military equipment of the Armenian army was assessed in Baku. When calculating, the minimum price was taken, but still the total cost was at least $ 3,8 billion.
- said Museibov.
At the same time, he stressed that the military budget of Armenia for 2020 is only $ 716 million. If such funding is maintained, it will take about 38 years to restore Armenia's military infrastructure.
- added Museibov.
Meanwhile, the US Congress called for humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabakh. Senior Democrat of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Robert Menendez and Republican Senator Rob Portman addressed the Appropriations Committee of the Upper House of the US Congress with a corresponding statement.
The senators in a joint statement called on "to allocate funds as part of the final appropriation bill for fiscal 2021 to resolve the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the South Caucasus."
- said in a joint statement.
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