Situation at border with Azerbaijan under control of Karabakh defense army
07.03.2008,
00:58
The situation at the contact line between the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) and Azerbaijan is controlled by the defense army of Karabakh, the Chief of Armenia’s Army Staff colonel-general Seyran Ohanian reported.
YEREVAN, March 6. /ARKA/. The situation at the contact line between the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) and Azerbaijan is controlled by the defense army of Karabakh, the Chief of Armenia’s Army Staff colonel-general Seyran Ohanian reported.
“Certain cases of fire at the contact line have been recorded, but military operations are completed in fact,” he told a press conference in Yerevan Thursday. An assault group of Azerbaijani Armed Forcers attacked on a forefront post of NKR’s Defense Army near Levonarkh of Martakert region, NKR, on the night of March 4 and temporarily took it under their control, but then was thrown back by the Karabakhi side suffering considerable losses.
“On the same day in the morning we tried to get in contact with the Azerbaijani leadership so that they cease the operations, but there was no response; NKR’s Defense Army decided to throw Azerbaijani military back,” Ohanian said. He reported use of artillery and heavy-caliber guns during the operations.
Ohanian also reported that according to the Armenian side, Azerbaijan is purchasing new arms and is getting ready for certain actions. “But we have our own aim – ensuring independence and security of the country. The Azerbaijani side must understand that Karabakh’s Army of Defense is ready to protect their homeland and that Armenian soldier has undergone the required psychological training, he has will and steadfastness. We can be confident in this,” Ohanian said.
In commenting Azerbaijan’s statements that the incident occurred due to internal political situation in Armenia, Ohanian said that official Yerevan is not going to draw the attention away from the situation inside the country.
“We cannot take any steps not knowing what they will end with. If it was Karabakh’s Defense Army that attacked, the number of people who suffered on our side would be much more than two,” Ohanian said. –0—
“Certain cases of fire at the contact line have been recorded, but military operations are completed in fact,” he told a press conference in Yerevan Thursday. An assault group of Azerbaijani Armed Forcers attacked on a forefront post of NKR’s Defense Army near Levonarkh of Martakert region, NKR, on the night of March 4 and temporarily took it under their control, but then was thrown back by the Karabakhi side suffering considerable losses.
“On the same day in the morning we tried to get in contact with the Azerbaijani leadership so that they cease the operations, but there was no response; NKR’s Defense Army decided to throw Azerbaijani military back,” Ohanian said. He reported use of artillery and heavy-caliber guns during the operations.
Ohanian also reported that according to the Armenian side, Azerbaijan is purchasing new arms and is getting ready for certain actions. “But we have our own aim – ensuring independence and security of the country. The Azerbaijani side must understand that Karabakh’s Army of Defense is ready to protect their homeland and that Armenian soldier has undergone the required psychological training, he has will and steadfastness. We can be confident in this,” Ohanian said.
In commenting Azerbaijan’s statements that the incident occurred due to internal political situation in Armenia, Ohanian said that official Yerevan is not going to draw the attention away from the situation inside the country.
“We cannot take any steps not knowing what they will end with. If it was Karabakh’s Defense Army that attacked, the number of people who suffered on our side would be much more than two,” Ohanian said. –0—
