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AZERBAIJAN'S AGGRESSIVE TONE CHANGES TO SELF-PROTECTION - EXPERT
tert.am
19.10.12
Armenian military expert David Jamalyan observes changes in
Azerbaijan's aggressive rhetoric.
According to him, the aggressive tone in the country's
political-military statements has yielded to the policies of
self-protection and attempts to quell possible attacks by Armenia.
"That means they realize that the opposite side has power when the
point comes to eliminating economic infrastructures, which is quite
real," he told a news conference on Friday.
It comes after a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, Artsrun
Hovhannisyan, said Armenia's air forces keep considering long range
missile defense a primary source of protection and can, upon necessity,
launch attack against Azerbaijan's economic facilities. A response
by the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, which came shortly afterwards,
said the country the country has all the potentials to protect its
oil and natural gas resources.
Speaking of the military exercises in Nagorno-Karbakh, the expert
said it is one of the rounds of the Armenian Armed Forces' active
drills in the country.
"It is one thing to say that you have an efficient army and
a completely different matter when you demonstrate your power
materially. These are events urging stability and peace, and a tendency
to ensure fundamental security to make the people see that they have
an army capable of protecting them," Jamalyan added.
As for any threats of war, the expert ruled out such a possibility.
"It does not pose a big hazards; these are just steps aimed to prevent
threats," he said, adding that the drills will enable the armed forces
to acquire skills and strengthen their efficiency.
tert.am
19.10.12
Armenian military expert David Jamalyan observes changes in
Azerbaijan's aggressive rhetoric.
According to him, the aggressive tone in the country's
political-military statements has yielded to the policies of
self-protection and attempts to quell possible attacks by Armenia.
"That means they realize that the opposite side has power when the
point comes to eliminating economic infrastructures, which is quite
real," he told a news conference on Friday.
It comes after a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, Artsrun
Hovhannisyan, said Armenia's air forces keep considering long range
missile defense a primary source of protection and can, upon necessity,
launch attack against Azerbaijan's economic facilities. A response
by the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, which came shortly afterwards,
said the country the country has all the potentials to protect its
oil and natural gas resources.
Speaking of the military exercises in Nagorno-Karbakh, the expert
said it is one of the rounds of the Armenian Armed Forces' active
drills in the country.
"It is one thing to say that you have an efficient army and
a completely different matter when you demonstrate your power
materially. These are events urging stability and peace, and a tendency
to ensure fundamental security to make the people see that they have
an army capable of protecting them," Jamalyan added.
As for any threats of war, the expert ruled out such a possibility.
"It does not pose a big hazards; these are just steps aimed to prevent
threats," he said, adding that the drills will enable the armed forces
to acquire skills and strengthen their efficiency.