HEAD OF NKR AD CALLS STATEMENTS OF AZERBAIJANI SIDE LIE

Arminfo Agency
2007-04-30 10:20:00

The Baku mass media have been lately exaggerating the subject of
training flights of Azerbaijani airplanes not far from the NKR
border. Azerbaijan’s official sources claim as if their fighting
airplanes may carry out manoeuvring flights in the air space under
NKR Defense Army control any time.

As ArmInfo special correspondent in Stepanakert reports, Head of DA’s
Air Defense, Colonel Alexander Gasparyan thinks that such claims are a
lie and the Azerbaijani party tries to pose the desired as real. "These
figments do not meet the reality. As for the fighting efficiency of
NKR AD troops and their readiness to adequately respond to the enemy,
we have proved this during the war when we had poorer technical and
professional opportunities. The fact that the forces of NKR Defense
Army’s AD have demonstrated their superiority over those of other
countries during the recent international competitions- trainings,
indicates the level of our preparation", A. Gasparyan said. The
Command of NKR DA notes that the air defense system detachments,
being on combat duty, keep vigilant watch on each flight of objects of
the enemy’s air forces (at a distance of 30-35 km from NKR borders),
and they are always ready to take the relevant measures.