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On March 14, the trial of Artsakh's military-political leaders in Baku continued, chaired by Judge Zeynal Agayev, chaired by the Baku Military Court. The interrogation of Armenian captives continued at the sitting.
The Azerbaijani APA news agency writes that answering prosecutor Vusal Abdullah, the third President of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan said that the Artsakh budget was formed at the expense of the funds received from Armenia. According to Sahakyan, the funds were provided annually. He also added: "The budget has been formed by Armenia's loans, as well as at the expense of individual income. In addition, each year a certain amount was collected, and each of the world's different ends could contribute to the fund. "
Bako Sahakyan said that although the funds provided by Armenia were called interest-free loans, they were never extinguished. "We have not returned any money from Armenia in 1991-2023, as it would be illogical. Our personal resources were not enough to meet our needs, "he said.
The third president of Artsakh noted that the products produced in Artsakh were sold to foreign countries "Made in Armenia". He said that the citizens of Armenia could have acquired property in Artsakh, and those who lived in Artsakh could have purchased property in Armenia as a citizen of that country, using other rights. "Armenia was not considered a foreign country for us," Bako Sahakyan said.
Answering the questions, he said that the Artsakh Defense Army was subjected to the Armenian Armed Forces. In response to Vusal Ali's authorities, Bako Sahakyan noted that the appointment of the Chief of the Minister of Defense of the Artsakh Defense Minister and other high positions took place on the basis of the candidacy of the RA Ministry of Defense.
Bako Sahakyan said that weapons and ammunition was brought from the Republic of Armenia to Artsakh. To the question whether the salaries of servicemen paid in Artsakh, he said that all military expenses were not spending on the army, their salaries were directly allocated with the loans provided to Artsakh.
Answering prosecutor Fouad Musa's questions, Bako Sahakyan said he did not know the exact number of servicemen in Artsakh, as the Artsakh Defense Minister reported to the military-political leadership of Armenia, not him. He said that, however, he learned of the informal number of servicemen, as he had a good relationship with the Artsakh Defense Minister. "The Defense Minister did not officially report to the President of Artsakh, but we had personal contacts, which is natural. Since the defense army was responsible for the security of Artsakh, I should have known how many people we are, "he said.
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