In 2011-2015 the volume of world arms trade grew by 14%. The main exporters were the United States (33%) and Russia (25%), the Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reported on worldwide arms exports.
Also in the top five exporters were China, France and Germany.
In 2011-2015, the Russian Federation exported weapons to 50 countries. The largest buyers of Russian weapons were India (39%), China and Vietnam (11% each), and Azerbaijan (4.9%).
According to official sources in Baku, the purchases of arms from Russia amounted to 3-4 billion USD in this period. -02D-
Politics
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On 26 July "Platform III of the Republic" made a statement which drew attention to the unlawful seizure of electronic devices of underage children of the arrested head of this structure Akif Gurbanov.
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From 19 to 26 July, 24 automatic rifles, 1 machine gun, 9 rifles, 28 grenades, 441 shells, 3118 cartridges of different calibre and other ammunition were found in Khankendi, the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry reported. During the mentioned period, the police found 1 machine gun, 50 grenades, 7 fuses, 3 shells and 320 cartridges of different calibre in Shusha.
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President Ilham Aliyev has approved by decree the Azerbaijan-Kazakh intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in military intelligence defense sector. The document was signed in Baku on 7 June 2024.
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At the trial of the opposition politician Tofig Yagublu, the statement of Elnur Vaqifoglu, another accused, was heard at the Baku Serious Crimes Court.
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