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YEWREVAN, JULY 2, ARMENPRESS: Defense Minister of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan gave an interview to official newspaper of Defense ministry of Armenia “Armenian Soldier”. Armenpress partially presents the interview.
- Are all Azerbaijani actions controlled by the centre? I mean the attacks on Armenian positions.
- Not logical, unnecessary and an end in itself armament creates a situation when some actions of using a weapon become uncontrollable. Of course, Azerbaijani aggression of last period was planned and headed by the centre but it is not excluded that in internal circles many people are acting themselves and organize armed action against Armenian frontline forces on their own initiative.
- Mister Minister, when Azerbaijani snipers were active you declared that Armenia would give “not adequate” answer to each Azerbaijani aggression. The idea “non adequate response” was liked by the nation. Today what steps are implemented in order to restrain Azerbaijan?
- Until today our response has not been proportionate and Azerbaijan had 5 times more losses. Unfortunately, there are shots every day. We explain those shots by the lack of experience of Azerbaijani soldiers (hearing some voices they try to defend themselves, shoot because of fear) as those shots are unaddressed, irregular. We do not answer them. And to planned actions and precise shots we give strict response making the opponent to have human and material losses in multiple honors.