Not a single strategically important position surrendered to Azerbaijan – Armenian defense minister
15.04.2016,
11:23
Seyran Ohanyan, Armenian defense minister, commenting in an interview with the Armenian Public Television the recent escalation of tension in Karabakh conflict zone, said that the Armenian side has not conceded any strategically important territory to Azerbaijan.
YEREVAN, April 15. /ARKA/. Seyran Ohanyan, Armenian defense minister, commenting in an interview with the Armenian Public Television the recent escalation of tension in Karabakh conflict zone, said that the Armenian side has not conceded any strategically important territory to Azerbaijan.
In his words, the bulk of the positions the Armenian side surrendered initially were fought back, and as for the up-and-down movement on 400-500-meter area, ‘this is not a protected and not significant to us territory – it serves only for maneuvering’.
In his opinion, the fighting on the conflict zone showed the high quality of Armenian army.
On April 2, 2016 Azerbaijan resorted to an "unprecedented provocation along the entire perimeter of the contact line" with Nagorno-Karabakh. --0---
In his words, the bulk of the positions the Armenian side surrendered initially were fought back, and as for the up-and-down movement on 400-500-meter area, ‘this is not a protected and not significant to us territory – it serves only for maneuvering’.
In his opinion, the fighting on the conflict zone showed the high quality of Armenian army.
On April 2, 2016 Azerbaijan resorted to an "unprecedented provocation along the entire perimeter of the contact line" with Nagorno-Karabakh. --0---
