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ARMENIAN ARMED FORCES BREAK CEASE-FIRE AGAIN
Journal of Turkish Weekly
April 18 2006
Azeri news agencies reported that Armenian armed forces violated the
cease-fire in Azerbaijan's regions of Gazakh and Terter.
The Defense Ministry told APA that the units of the Armenian forces
from their positions located near Mazam village, and occupied
village Ashaghi Askipara, Gazakh, fired on the opposite positions of
Azerbaijani armed forces and Mazam from 00.00 till 00.45 on 15 April.
The enemy forces from their positions located in north-east of the
Berkaber village of Armenia's region of Ijevan fired on the positions
of Azerbaijani armed forces located near Gizil Hajili village, Gazkah,
with submachine and machine guns. Armenian forces fired on the opposite
positions of Azerbaijan from their positions near Garmiravan village
of Terter with submachine and machine guns from 05.30 till 05.35.
The enemy was silenced by response fire. No casualties were reported.
The experts warn that the Armenian aggressive attitudes may cause
a new war. About 20 percent of Azeri territories have been under
the Armenian occupation and Baku says that it will retake all these
occupied territories by force if Yerevan continues to reject the
withdrawal calls from the EU, OSCE, Turkey and US.
Lenkeran Aliyev: "Our Armed Forces are the strongest in the South
Caucasus"
"Our officers-leading force of the Azerbaijani Army is ready to
fight war. However, we are training more professional officers for
the Azerbaijani Armed Forces," Chief of Defense Ministry Training
and Education Center (TEC), Major-General Lenkeran Aliyev stated.
Mr. Aliyev said that Azerbaijani Armed Forces were the most trained
and the strongest in the whole South Caucasus. He stressed that
hostile Armenian Army was many times weaker from moral-psychological
and professionalism aspects.
"Armenians depend on the Russian military bases in the country.
Therefore, their national Army is many times weaker than ours,"
the Ministry official underscored.
Aliyev also said youths have begun to show more interest in military
sphere recently. According to him, the young men conscripted into
the army are trained beforehand.
"We have normal base which provides an opportunity to meet NATO
standards in military training. Our military training is many times
professional than that of Armenians. Belarusian officers also confirm
it. But I think the military training is still not in satisfactory
level. Much needs to be done and more professional officers should
be trained," Aliyev added.
Touching on housing of servicemen, the General said they have
raised this question at the Defense Ministry and the Supreme
Commander-in-Chief.
"Our proposals have been positively responded. The Supreme
Commander-in- Chief is interested in living conditions of out
military men. I made it urgent to provide military trainers in the
center with houses. Most of military trainers have no house to live,"
he underlined.
Lenkeran Aliyev considers it important to publicise truths on the
Army to remove negative stereotypes in the public regarding the Army.
Admitting that there are some shortfalls in the Army, Aliyev said
measures are being implemented to remove these deficiencies.
"You witness the processes in other structures. If to compare, the
Army looks stronger," the General concluded.
Journal of Turkish Weekly
April 18 2006
Azeri news agencies reported that Armenian armed forces violated the
cease-fire in Azerbaijan's regions of Gazakh and Terter.
The Defense Ministry told APA that the units of the Armenian forces
from their positions located near Mazam village, and occupied
village Ashaghi Askipara, Gazakh, fired on the opposite positions of
Azerbaijani armed forces and Mazam from 00.00 till 00.45 on 15 April.
The enemy forces from their positions located in north-east of the
Berkaber village of Armenia's region of Ijevan fired on the positions
of Azerbaijani armed forces located near Gizil Hajili village, Gazkah,
with submachine and machine guns. Armenian forces fired on the opposite
positions of Azerbaijan from their positions near Garmiravan village
of Terter with submachine and machine guns from 05.30 till 05.35.
The enemy was silenced by response fire. No casualties were reported.
The experts warn that the Armenian aggressive attitudes may cause
a new war. About 20 percent of Azeri territories have been under
the Armenian occupation and Baku says that it will retake all these
occupied territories by force if Yerevan continues to reject the
withdrawal calls from the EU, OSCE, Turkey and US.
Lenkeran Aliyev: "Our Armed Forces are the strongest in the South
Caucasus"
"Our officers-leading force of the Azerbaijani Army is ready to
fight war. However, we are training more professional officers for
the Azerbaijani Armed Forces," Chief of Defense Ministry Training
and Education Center (TEC), Major-General Lenkeran Aliyev stated.
Mr. Aliyev said that Azerbaijani Armed Forces were the most trained
and the strongest in the whole South Caucasus. He stressed that
hostile Armenian Army was many times weaker from moral-psychological
and professionalism aspects.
"Armenians depend on the Russian military bases in the country.
Therefore, their national Army is many times weaker than ours,"
the Ministry official underscored.
Aliyev also said youths have begun to show more interest in military
sphere recently. According to him, the young men conscripted into
the army are trained beforehand.
"We have normal base which provides an opportunity to meet NATO
standards in military training. Our military training is many times
professional than that of Armenians. Belarusian officers also confirm
it. But I think the military training is still not in satisfactory
level. Much needs to be done and more professional officers should
be trained," Aliyev added.
Touching on housing of servicemen, the General said they have
raised this question at the Defense Ministry and the Supreme
Commander-in-Chief.
"Our proposals have been positively responded. The Supreme
Commander-in- Chief is interested in living conditions of out
military men. I made it urgent to provide military trainers in the
center with houses. Most of military trainers have no house to live,"
he underlined.
Lenkeran Aliyev considers it important to publicise truths on the
Army to remove negative stereotypes in the public regarding the Army.
Admitting that there are some shortfalls in the Army, Aliyev said
measures are being implemented to remove these deficiencies.
"You witness the processes in other structures. If to compare, the
Army looks stronger," the General concluded.