Weapons were bought with money at world prices—down to the last bullet - President Ilham Aliyev

BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 3. Whatever we
acquired, we purchased with money. That includes all weapons, which
were bought with money at world prices—down to the last bullet,
President Ilham Aliyev said during his speech at the 8th Congress of the New Azerbaijan Party
(YAP).

"Today, wars are going on in various places. Everyone has a big
backer behind them, so to speak – some even have several. But we
stood alone. All those big backers were against us. The co-chairs
of the Minsk Group were against us. Today they are leading states
in the world; just look at whom we waged war against. They stood
behind Armenia and continue to stand behind it today, each in their
own way. Therefore, we take pride in our Victory, our courage, our
resolve, our people, and our state. This, too, serves as a serious
barrier against ideological provocations. Of course, our
ideological space must be free from foreign elements and foreign
influences. This is, at the same time, our foreign policy strategy.
We build our foreign policy – and must continue to do so – in such
a way that no one interferes in our affairs. We need no one's help
or patronage. When we needed help, no one helped us. When we had
one million refugees, no one reached out to us. Whatever we
acquired, we purchased with money. That includes all weapons, which
were bought with money at world prices—down to the last bullet. I
tell you this with full responsibility as Supreme
Commander-in-Chief and as the person overseeing all these matters.
You know how much Azerbaijan has armed itself since 2003,
establishing local production and purchasing from abroad. Not once
were we granted a single manat or single dollar discount. In fact,
sometimes they sold to us at prices several times higher than the
world market rate, and we were forced to turn a blind eye to it.
Therefore, this is a very serious matter," President Ilham Aliyev
said.

The 8th Congress of the New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) was held
yesterday at the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku.

A total of 960 delegates were elected by YAP's district and city
organizations to attend the congress.

As part of preparations for the 8th Congress, reporting
conferences were held at 84 local party organizations from
September 7 to 19. A total of 16,239 people attended the
conferences.

The reporting conferences heard reports on work carried out to
fulfill the tasks set after the 7th Congress and discussed the
results achieved.