Azerbaijan will spend $5 billion on defense next year.
Azerbaijan's defense and national security expenses in the state budget next year will be 8,396,297,596 manats ($5 billion), APA reports
This was reflected in the draft law on "State Budget of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2025," it added.
To note, amid the huge spending on its army, Azerbaijan demands from Armenia to stop the development of its own defense system.
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