Defense Doctrine Emphasizes Nagorno-Karabakh

The Azerbaijani Parliament has approved a new defense doctrine that stipulates that the Armenian occupation of Nagnorno-Karabakh is a key national security threat, reports Interfax-AVN (Russia).

The doctrine calls the "liberation of the occupied lands" the main goal of Azeri defense policy, according to lawmakers. It also describes any political, military, economic or other support given to Armenia or the unrecognized Karabakh republic to be action directed against Azerbaijan. ...