AZERI MINISTER URGES ARMY TO BE “TWICE AS ACTIVE” AS ARMENIAN

Azad Azarbaycan TV, Baku
8 Mar 06

[Presenter] Defence Minister Col-Gen Safar Abiyev has said that
Azerbaijan will respond appropriately to every gunshot fired by
Armenian troops.

[Safar Abiyev, speaking to microphone] This is an ordinary case.

Shoot-outs take place every day. Truly, the exchanges of fire have
become very intense over the past few days. Azerbaijan and Armenia
have sustained casualties. The Armenians have always been active. We
should be twice as active.

[Private ANS TV reported at 0800 gmt 9 March that soldier Rasim
Akbarov, 19, was heavily wounded in a mine blast in the village of
Yusifcanli in Agdam District on 8 March.]

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress