Jasur Sumerinli
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Minister had to go after diplomatic debacle, but his departure provides a chance to sort out chronic problems in the army.
Mutual recriminations as both sides note a rise in cross-border shooting.
Gabala facility was key early warning post, but Moscow isn’t prepared to accept massive rent increase just to keep it.
Each side blames the other for spate of cross-border shooting incidents.
Azerbaijan denies it sent unmanned aircraft, but incident focuses attention on defence buildup in frozen conflict.
Growing relationship signals shift from Russian to western arms purchases.
While Azerbaijan says it captured a spy who committed suicide, Armenians say he was a shepherd and was deliberately killed.
Arrests made after shocking footage of conscripts being beaten.