Armenia supports the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and is taking steps in that direction.
Seyran Ohanyan considers unlikely the resumption of war at this stage
STEPANAKERT, MARCH 1, ARTSAKHPRESS-ARMENPRESS: Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan stated during a meeting with scientists at the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, while answering the Academy’s President Radik Martirosyan's question about the possibility of resumption o the war. "The strategy implemented by Armenia’s political and military leadership is based on settlement of the issue through dialogue, politically and peacefully. It should be based on measures aimed at creating an atmosphere of trust and mutual agreements," Ohanyan said.
The minister lamented that the rival does not want to work constructively, does not want to form a trust mechanism, to avoid various violations on the front line, maintain the ceasefire and refrain from carrying out subversive activities. "Azerbaijan also rejects international proposals for the introduction of mechanisms to investigate ceasefire violations. This speaks to the fact that Azerbaijan constantly strains the situation having political goals within the country, as well as unilateral political goals in the international arena, without realizing that we are not afraid of it. As the President said, we are afraid of war, but not afraid to fight. In other words, we are committed to defend our country, and the sacred part of our country – Artsakh, "Seyran Ohanyan said.
He added that in this reality, the Ministry of Defense is preparing for war every day. "But the current military-political situation, international and regional developments do not imply about large-scale military operations, because on our part, we are doing everything possible to curb the rival’s ambitions. However, If there are military operations, what can we do, we will definitely defend our homeland,” Seyran Ohanyan concluded.
