WHO IS AZERBAIJAN TRYING TO ASSURE IN HIGH ALERTNESS OF HIS ARMY?

PanARMENIAN.Net
20.06.2007 14:50 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Armed forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan are
rather equipped and trained to settle the Karabakh problem by power
of arms. We only need president’s order for it. However, not all
possibilities of peaceful solution are expired yet. We think the
peace method is the best variant to liberate occupied territories,"
Spokesman for the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan Eldar Sabiroglu
stated, commenting on statements made by local public figures that
it is necessary to forcefully settle the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

The Spokesman for the Azeri Defense Ministry called groundless some
analytical reports in foreign press, according to which the army of
Azerbaijan is weak and is not ready to fulfill successful military
operations. "Those statements carry political hidden motives and do not
reflect the reality. Our army is equipped with modern armaments, it has
a high level of military discipline and moral spirit of servicemen,"
he underlined, "Novosti-Armenia" reports.

During debates held in the Johns Hopkins University, Washington,
senior associate at the American Foreign Policy Council Wayne Merry
described Azerbaijan’s constant threats to start blitzkrieg as unreal.

"Nagorno Karabakh is a natural stronghold, which was consolidated
by the Armenian army. Even the U.S. army will face hardships in case
of attacking it," the expert said. "The Armenian Armed Forces excel
their rival several times. It’s not a secret that Armenia has an army
while Azerbaijan has ‘armed forces’ only," Merry said. In his opinion,
in case of resumption of war Azerbaijan will hope for human resources
while Armenia will rely on armament and efficiency.

Armenians will defend Karabakh while Azerbaijan will have to conquer
it, what is unreal, he added. Taking into account these factors Merry
considers that Azerbaijan will never succeed in settling the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict by force. According to him, Baku’s military rhetoric
constitutes a threat of war.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress