news.am, Armenia
July 31 2010
Stable military-political balance between NKR and Azerbaijan, Bako
Sahakyan says
July 31, 2010 | 12:47
There is a stable military-political balance between Nagorno-Karabakh
and Azerbaijan that is presently one of the key elements of stability
in the Karabakh conflict zone, NKR President Bako Sahakyan said in an
interview with Interfax news agency.
Commenting on the situation at the border, the NKR President noted
that the Azerbaijani side violates ceasefire regime from time to time,
adding that such violations cannot change the existing balance of
forces and undermine the spirit of Karabakh people.
He stressed that Karabakh regularly makes proposals on certain
confidence-building measures. For instance, it offered to remove
snipers from the contact line, but Azerbaijan torpedoes any
suggestions.
According to him, resumption of hostilities should not be ruled out
particularly in the context of Azerbaijan’s belligerence and
anti-Armenian propaganda. However, Bako Sahakyan deems that war is
unlikely to resume. Firstly, there is an efficient balance of forces
between the sides. Secondly, war is fraught with unpredictable
consequences, he emphasized.
Bako Sahakyan also spoke of combat readiness of NKR Defense Army,
stressing that the Karabakh armed forces are capable of not only
repelling possible aggression by Azerbaijan but also taking
hostilities deep into aggressor’s territory.
From: A. Papazian
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