Armenia's accelerated militarization, regrettably, continues to pose a threat to regional security, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said on Friday.

By Samir Muradov

Armenia’s rapid militarization and its tendency towards revanchism remain a major obstacle to the peace process, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said on Tuesday.

Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidnetial Administration, has raised concerns over France’s involvement in Armenia's militarization, calling it a breach of international law.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has issued a warning about the dangers of total global militarization.

Armenia’s rapid armament poses a threat to the peace agenda, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Friday warned that Armenia’s militarization by the West will destabilize the situation in the South Caucasus.

Armenia’s rapid militarization is among the key factors that threaten the peace-building process in the region, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said on Thursday.

Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, has condemned the support provided by several Western countries, especially France, to Armenia’s militarization policy.

The militarization of the northern Norway would not increase its security, but will only provoke an escalation of tensions, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.