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    ARMENIA WARNS AZERBAIJAN AGAINST RETAKING REBEL KARABAKH

    Public Television of Armenia
    April 24 2010

    Armenia's defence minister has warned that Azerbaijan will find itself
    in a "disastrous" situation if it uses military force to regain control
    of its breakaway Nagornyy Karabakh region and surrounding districts.

    "Our advantage over Azerbaijan is that we are trying to resolve all
    existing problems and conflicts peacefully," Seyran Ohanyan told
    Armenian public television on 24 April. He was commenting on the
    Azerbaijani defence minister's statement that the Azerbaijani army
    is capable of hitting any target inside Armenia if war resumes.

    "I believe that such statements are of permanent character," Ohanyan
    continued. "They are trying to put psychological pressure on us
    and the international community. But it is impossible because if
    Azerbaijan tries to use force against our people, then it will have
    very bad results for Azerbaijan as well. It will develop into a very
    disastrous situation because we have our second advantage: we defend
    our motherland."

    At a meeting with President Ilham Aliyev on 23 April, Defence Minister
    Safar Abiyev said that the Azerbaijani army is capable of hitting any
    position inside Armenia. In a speech broadcast on state television,
    Abiyev also said that Azerbaijan had purchased weapons worth of over
    1bn dollars in 2009.
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