MosJan Posted April 17, 2002 Report Share Posted April 17, 2002 Artsax ARMY READY TO WARD OFF ANY AGGRESSION http://www.azg.am/IMAGE/200207102.jpg Speaking to an April 15 news conference in Stepanakert, Karabagh defense minister Seyran Ohanian slammed Azerbaijan’s desire to see Turkey as a co-chairman in the OSCE Minsk Group. Ohanian described it as “inadmissible and fraught with the possibility of destabilizing the military and political situation and also with upsetting the established balance of forces in the region of the Nagorno Artsax conflict.” Should Azerbaijan try to resume hostilities in a bid to take control over the lands now supervised by Karabagh armed forces, Karabagh army warding off any attack, the minister said. In a reference to continued warlike calls coming from Baku, particularly, by defense minister Safar Abiyev, Seyran Ohanian said that these announcements are made for domestic use. “Let them come and try to make step into our lands, then they will see that what we have for them. Azerbaijan would have long before waged a war if it had been sure of its strength,” the minister said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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