Azerbaijan to face defeat if it unleashes war- Expert
07.06.2012,
14:29
Russian military experts think that Armenia will inflict a military defeat on Azerbaijan if the latter unleashes military operations, Igor Korotchenko, the editor-in-chief of National Defense Journal, said in the interview with ARKA news agency.
YEREVAN, June 7. /ARKA/. Russian military experts think that Armenia will inflict a military defeat on Azerbaijan if the latter unleashes military operations, Igor Korotchenko, the editor-in-chief of National Defense Journal, said in the interview with ARKA news agency.
Even though Azerbaijan outpaces Armenia in resources to purchase armament and to form a national army, the Armenian army is much more battle-worthy, according to the assessments of some experts.
“Armenian soldiers, officers are motivated for military operations. Armenians have always been very good warriors, and Azerbaijani army could boast of neither combat experience nor quality,” Korotchenko said.
The expert noted that Azerbaijan is building up its military muscles, augmenting defense expenses, however, the Armenian army is the second most battle-worthy army among the post-Soviet countries after Belarus Armed Forces.
“In general, we think that if Azerbaijan launches military actions, Armenia will inflict a military defeat on Azerbaijan regardless the supremacy in technology and army size of the latter,” Korotchenko highlighted.
Referring to the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border the expert noted that any provocation on the border may grow into a large-scale military conflict.
“Obviously, these provocations are initiated by Azerbaijan that is actively boosting its defense expanses. When you have strong muscles you want to test your neighbor,” Korotchenko added.
According to him, Armenia displays continence whereas Azerbaijan is aggressive and often irrational.
“But in general, I really hope that Azerbaijani authorities will be wise enough to refuse from the escalation of some further military actions despite of some local border shootouts resulted in deaths,” the expert said.
Over the last few days the skirmishes on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border as well as in the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijani forces resulted in deaths of soldiers.
The attempts of the Azerbaijani saboteurs to infiltrate Armenia’s north-eastern Tavush region bordering Azerbaijan as well as Nagorno-Karabakh borders caused in 25 deaths of Azeri soldiers. The Armenian and Karabakh army lost four soldiers, eight were wounded.-0-
