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Public Television of Armenia
Feb 9 2011
Armenia taking "large-scale measures" to counter Azeri sniper fire
[Presenter] The Armenian army is preparing large-scale measures
against Azerbaijani snipers.
According to information provided by the Armenian Ministry of Defence,
the opponent has procured a large batch of sniper weapons and is
setting up sniper groups consisting of foreign contractors. The press
secretary of the Ministry of Defence gave some explanations at the
request of "Haylur" [news bulletin of the state-owned Armenian Public
TV].
[Davit Karapetyan, the press secretary of the Armenian minister of
defence, interviewed] Expansion and development of the defence
capacities of the Armenian army is the day-to-day work of the Ministry
of Defence. Expert assessments of the probable and less probable
actions of the opponent and scenarios of neutralizing the threat are
being prepared. Our actions are commensurate with the existing
threats.
[Mediamax news agency, Yerevan, in Russian 1249 gmt 10 Feb 11 quoted
Armenian Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan as saying at his meeting with
the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen that Armenia was concerned about the
recent intensification of the sniper fire from the Azerbaijani side on
the Nagornyy Karabakh front line. The minister told the Karabakh
mediators that Armenia was taking appropriate measures to "neutralize"
Azerbaijan's actions, Mediamax said.]
From: A. Papazian
Feb 9 2011
Armenia taking "large-scale measures" to counter Azeri sniper fire
[Presenter] The Armenian army is preparing large-scale measures
against Azerbaijani snipers.
According to information provided by the Armenian Ministry of Defence,
the opponent has procured a large batch of sniper weapons and is
setting up sniper groups consisting of foreign contractors. The press
secretary of the Ministry of Defence gave some explanations at the
request of "Haylur" [news bulletin of the state-owned Armenian Public
TV].
[Davit Karapetyan, the press secretary of the Armenian minister of
defence, interviewed] Expansion and development of the defence
capacities of the Armenian army is the day-to-day work of the Ministry
of Defence. Expert assessments of the probable and less probable
actions of the opponent and scenarios of neutralizing the threat are
being prepared. Our actions are commensurate with the existing
threats.
[Mediamax news agency, Yerevan, in Russian 1249 gmt 10 Feb 11 quoted
Armenian Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan as saying at his meeting with
the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen that Armenia was concerned about the
recent intensification of the sniper fire from the Azerbaijani side on
the Nagornyy Karabakh front line. The minister told the Karabakh
mediators that Armenia was taking appropriate measures to "neutralize"
Azerbaijan's actions, Mediamax said.]
From: A. Papazian