Pashinyan comments on Erdogan’s statement about Turkish involvement in Second Nagorno-Karabakh War

YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has commented on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statement in July when the Turkish leader admitted that Turkish troops were involved in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war.

Pashinyan, asked to comment on the statement at a press conference, said that the Armenian intelligence agencies had knowledge of Turkish involvement. 

“I wouldn’t want to talk about the painful events of the past, but in order not to leave the impression of dodging the question, I can only say this, which we had said in the past officially too, during the 44-day war our military and intelligence saw Turkish flags, Turkish servicemen, Turkish commandos, high-ranking officers in multiple locations, and let’s not forget that the large-scale Azerbaijani-Turkish military exercises took place before the 44-day war, and Turkish F-16s and pilots were airborne during the entire war, they were serviced by Turkish personnel,” Pashinyan said.

The Armenian Prime Minister said he wouldn’t want to speak about the issue now given that there is some positive dynamics in the Armenia-Turkey relations, albeit slow.