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Azerbaijani Minister of Defense Industry Yaver Jamalov has said the country will have to liberate its land under Armenian occupation if the ongoing talks on settling the Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh conflict with Yerevan yield no fruit, saying his ministry is capable of supplying the military with the needed arms.
The remarks came during Jamalov’s meeting with the visiting Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich. The minister said, further, that Armenia, which is sticking to a non-constructive stance in conflict settlement talks, has fallen considerably behind Azerbaijan in terms of economic development.
Jamalov said Azerbaijan is cooperating with over 60 companies from more than 20 countries in the defense industry field. Baku has already signed a cooperation agreement with Polish firms on upgrading the arms arsenal and utilizing large-caliber weapons.
Azerbaijan and Armenia have been locked in conflict for nearly two decades. Armenian armed forces have been occupying over 20 percent of Azerbaijan’s internationally-recognized territory since the early 1990s, defying international law.*