Azerbaijan through aviation military exercises tries to exert psychological pressure on Armenian side – political scientist

YEREVAN, JULY 13, ARMENPRESS. In an interview with “Armenpress”, political scientist Narek Galstyan said by conducting aviation military exercises Azerbaijan is trying to exert psychological pressure on the Armenian side.

“The major aim of such aviation military exercises is to be ready for the possible real military developments. For them we are the main enemy, this means that these exercises are directed against us. There is also a psychological factor, to show their armament and etc.”, Narek Galstyan said.

To the question that the regular meeting between the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan is going to be held in the nearest future, as well as US Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Russia is scheduled, to what extent is the possibility of tension, the political scientist said nothing can be ruled out at this stage.

“There has been cases when before, during and after the visit of the high-ranking officials, Azerbaijan provoked tension in the border. I think in the nearest future there will be a manageable tension in the border until Azerbaijan understands what it wants to do. Now the Azerbaijani expansionist statements have reached the point from which a return is impossible. They announce that they want the entire Karabakh, thus, it is a serious issue for them and they try to show their people that they are devoted to their work”, the political scientist said.

Azerbaijan is conducting aviation military exercises by using helicopters and jets at the south-eastern direction of the Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijani contact line. The NKR Defense Ministry’s announcement says: “On July 13 starting at 08:26, the Azerbaijani side is conductingaviation military exercises at the south-eastern direction 30km deep from the line of contact. At 11:00 12 jets and 41 helicopters were included in the aviation military exercises. The Air Defense Forces of the NKR Defense Army are controlling the Azerbaijani aviation military exercises through radar and monitoring systems and carefully follow their actions”.