ARMENIAN ARMY TO BE ON ALERT ON ELECTION DAY – DEFENCE MINISTER
ArmInfo
Feb 15 2008
Armenia
Yerevan, 15 February: Asked if any provocation by Azerbaijan is
possible on the day of the [19 February] presidentialelection,
Armenian Defence Minister Mikayel Harutyunyan said today that the
front positions of the Armenian armed forceswill be put on alert on
the election day.
"Everything is possible. Why not? If events in the country start
developing like this, they may take advantageof the situation,"
the minister told reporters.
He said he does not think that the current situation in the country
is tense. "Normal processes are under way. Iam sure that people will
not follow the path of fomenting tensions," the minister said.