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Serzh Sargsyan proposed justified strategy - Armenian politicians on
president's speech
21:11 * 27.01.15
President Serzh Sargsyan's speech, dedicated to the national armed
forces' 23rd anniversary, was absolutely justified in light the
intensified threats along our borders and the Line of Contact,
according to a political analyst.
Speaking to Tert.am, Levon Shirinyan said he finds that a statement of
the kind should have been made earlier to supress Azerbaijan. He said
a preventive war would be the right step for Armenia under the
circumstances.
"We must strike a blow once the appropriate moment arrives, because we
are being exhausted. That's definitely necessary, because it wears us
out. It doesn't seem to be a big stuff, but it all the time sees an
exponential growth. Their goal, which is the deportation of people
from Armenia, is clear. They can't seize [the country] through a
frontal assault; they are not able to do that, but the less the viable
population, the stronger their positions. That automatically makes
them a winner," said the expert.
Shirinyan further justified the president's remark, predicting a
scenario of both peace and war.
"And a preventive war is the most effective way to establish peace or
at least avoid annihilations, which we have seen in the course of
history. It seems further that the world will develop a negative
attitude, but it isn't as though the weak are treated negatively.
He who behaves manly - also in the battlefield - sees his allies
increasing in number," he added.
Commenting on the president's speech, Tevan Poghosyan of the
opposition Heritage parliamentary faction, said he finds it less
diplomatic compared to previous speeches but more targeted at the
foreign audience.
"The addressees of those words are both Azerbaijan and the
international community, and I have a feeling that a speech in that
style should have been made long ago to focus everybody's attention to
the fact that Armenia will not be sitting in idleness, and it will
take a preventive action once it sees an imminent threat," he noted.
Poghosyan said he doesn't think that Armenia has either an interest or
reason to provoke frontline tension, adding that the country realizes
the importance of a negotiated settlement.
In his view, Azerbaijan's offensive policies are obvious to all sides.
"If the international community isn't able to make the country pull
itself together, the Armenian side will have to do that," he added.
Cross-bencher Edmon Marukyan also agreed that the president's speech
was more targeted at the world community, specifically at neighbors
and countries which are regional players.
"Preventive attacks will naturally inflict heavy losses on the enemy's
armed forces," he said.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2015/01/27/preventive-maintenance/1571268
From: Baghdasarian
president's speech
21:11 * 27.01.15
President Serzh Sargsyan's speech, dedicated to the national armed
forces' 23rd anniversary, was absolutely justified in light the
intensified threats along our borders and the Line of Contact,
according to a political analyst.
Speaking to Tert.am, Levon Shirinyan said he finds that a statement of
the kind should have been made earlier to supress Azerbaijan. He said
a preventive war would be the right step for Armenia under the
circumstances.
"We must strike a blow once the appropriate moment arrives, because we
are being exhausted. That's definitely necessary, because it wears us
out. It doesn't seem to be a big stuff, but it all the time sees an
exponential growth. Their goal, which is the deportation of people
from Armenia, is clear. They can't seize [the country] through a
frontal assault; they are not able to do that, but the less the viable
population, the stronger their positions. That automatically makes
them a winner," said the expert.
Shirinyan further justified the president's remark, predicting a
scenario of both peace and war.
"And a preventive war is the most effective way to establish peace or
at least avoid annihilations, which we have seen in the course of
history. It seems further that the world will develop a negative
attitude, but it isn't as though the weak are treated negatively.
He who behaves manly - also in the battlefield - sees his allies
increasing in number," he added.
Commenting on the president's speech, Tevan Poghosyan of the
opposition Heritage parliamentary faction, said he finds it less
diplomatic compared to previous speeches but more targeted at the
foreign audience.
"The addressees of those words are both Azerbaijan and the
international community, and I have a feeling that a speech in that
style should have been made long ago to focus everybody's attention to
the fact that Armenia will not be sitting in idleness, and it will
take a preventive action once it sees an imminent threat," he noted.
Poghosyan said he doesn't think that Armenia has either an interest or
reason to provoke frontline tension, adding that the country realizes
the importance of a negotiated settlement.
In his view, Azerbaijan's offensive policies are obvious to all sides.
"If the international community isn't able to make the country pull
itself together, the Armenian side will have to do that," he added.
Cross-bencher Edmon Marukyan also agreed that the president's speech
was more targeted at the world community, specifically at neighbors
and countries which are regional players.
"Preventive attacks will naturally inflict heavy losses on the enemy's
armed forces," he said.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2015/01/27/preventive-maintenance/1571268
From: Baghdasarian