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MILITARY EXPERT: BAKU IS IRRITATED BY INEVITABLENESS OF LAUNCH OF STEPANAKERT AIRPORT
ARMINFO
Monday, February 4, 16:30
Official Baku is irritated by the inevitableness of the launch of
Stepanakert airport, military expert David Jamalyan said at today's
press conference.
He said that the aircrafts flying from Yerevan to Stepanakert will
be visible on the Azerbaijani radars for 1- 25 minutes only, and
it is very hard to shoot them down within that time; consequently,
the threats of Baku are nothing but agitation. "One can see a domestic
political subtext in Aliyev's statement, however, they will not destroy
the civil aircrafts because they are sure that their attacks will be
followed by Armenia's counterattacks", the expert said. He added that
the initial few planes will cause indignation, and then the fervor
will subside.
Jamalyan also expressed confidence that Armenian Defense Minister
Seyran Ohanyan is quite well aware of the situation and can completely
guarantee the security of the flights given the capacities of the
Armenian anti-aircraft defense system. "The Armenian party will take
all the necessary measures, one should not doubt this", he said.
To note, when commenting on Azerbaijan's repeated statements on
willingness to shoot down the planes flying to Nagorno-Karabakh,
Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan said on Jan 18 that the
Armenian air forces and anti-aircraft defense system will ensure
the security of the civil aircrafts flying to Stepanakert. This
issue was also discussed during the Paris meeting of the OSCE Minsk
Group co-chairs and the Armenian and Azeri Foreign Ministers Edward
Nalbandian and Elmar Mammadyarov.
ARMINFO
Monday, February 4, 16:30
Official Baku is irritated by the inevitableness of the launch of
Stepanakert airport, military expert David Jamalyan said at today's
press conference.
He said that the aircrafts flying from Yerevan to Stepanakert will
be visible on the Azerbaijani radars for 1- 25 minutes only, and
it is very hard to shoot them down within that time; consequently,
the threats of Baku are nothing but agitation. "One can see a domestic
political subtext in Aliyev's statement, however, they will not destroy
the civil aircrafts because they are sure that their attacks will be
followed by Armenia's counterattacks", the expert said. He added that
the initial few planes will cause indignation, and then the fervor
will subside.
Jamalyan also expressed confidence that Armenian Defense Minister
Seyran Ohanyan is quite well aware of the situation and can completely
guarantee the security of the flights given the capacities of the
Armenian anti-aircraft defense system. "The Armenian party will take
all the necessary measures, one should not doubt this", he said.
To note, when commenting on Azerbaijan's repeated statements on
willingness to shoot down the planes flying to Nagorno-Karabakh,
Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan said on Jan 18 that the
Armenian air forces and anti-aircraft defense system will ensure
the security of the civil aircrafts flying to Stepanakert. This
issue was also discussed during the Paris meeting of the OSCE Minsk
Group co-chairs and the Armenian and Azeri Foreign Ministers Edward
Nalbandian and Elmar Mammadyarov.